Alain Elkann reflects on his novel “Money Must Stay in the Family” and the source material that inspired him to write it: his own family history. Featuring previously unreleased archival home movies from the 1930s and 1940s, the minidoc traces the line that runs from Elkann’s grandparents’ experience as Jewish refugees in wartime New York to the multigenerational saga of love, loss and discovery portrayed in the novel.

“Money Must Stay in the Family” is part of the CPL minidocs, a series of web documentaries introducing CPL Editions books and produced by Awen Films. This minidoc was made possible by the generous the support of Bruce and Francesca Slovin.