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Shoah (1985)

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Reviews Counted:12

Fresh:12

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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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Richard Bernstein
Richard Bernstein
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08/29/03
Carol Cling
Carol Cling
Las Vegas Review-Journal

'Shoah' is difficult to watch, but few other films match its consideration of unspeakable evil and indifference.

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07/17/09
Donald J. Levit
Donald J. Levit
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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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09/29/03
Ed Gonzalez
Ed Gonzalez
Slant Magazine

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.

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Emanuel Levy
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02/21/04
Frank Swietek
Frank Swietek
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It is impossible not to change a little bit after watching all 9 ½ hours of Shoah.

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10/14/03
Gil Jawetz
Gil Jawetz
DVDTalk.com

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.

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10/09/03
Jeremy Heilman
Jeremy Heilman
MovieMartyr.com

Lazmann's 9 ½ hour labor of love equals The Triumph Of The Will for its [historical] importance

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10/25/03
John A. Nesbit
John A. Nesbit
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Lanzmann's project is so vast and so meticulous as to render any criticism, positive or negative, irrelevant.

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Roger Ebert
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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.

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Tim Brayton
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