'Shoah' is difficult to watch, but few other films match its consideration of unspeakable evil and indifference.
Shoah (1985)
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Reviews Counted:12
Fresh:12
Rotten:0
Average Rating:8.8/10
Runtime: 9 hrs 30 mins
Genre: Education/General Interest
Synopsis: This stunning documentary sheds light on one of the darkest hours in the history of mankind - the Holocaust. The entire program relies solely on the filmed testimony of Holocaust witnesses.... This stunning documentary sheds light on one of the darkest hours in the history of mankind - the Holocaust. The entire program relies solely on the filmed testimony of Holocaust witnesses. Produced and directed by Claude Lanzmann. Portions of the program are subtitled. Acclaimed as the best Holocaust film, and one of the greatest films ever made. [More]
Director: Claude Lanzmann
Director: Claude Lanzmann
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Reviews for Shoah
The chief success of the film...is to remove the Holocaust from its comfortably horrifying place in history, and restore a human face to the atrocities.
In his seminal Holocaust documentary, which runs over 9 hours, Lanzmann doesn't use archival footage, only interviews with survivors and Nazi officers. He does something fascinating, placing his aggressive presence center-stage, not to be ignored.
Lanzmann's project is so vast and so meticulous as to render any criticism, positive or negative, irrelevant.
Lazmann's 9 ½ hour labor of love equals The Triumph Of The Will for its [historical] importance
It is impossible not to change a little bit after watching all 9 ½ hours of Shoah.
The film is undeniably tough going, but by looking into the hearts of the people that experienced the atrocities, it gets at the heart of the horror itself.
Lanzmann builds the past using tools that exist only in the present, summoning an unfathomable catastrophe with the voices and memories of survivors.
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