Sobibor, October 14, 1943, 4 p.m. (2001)
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Reviews Counted:18
Fresh:18
Rotten:0
Average Rating:8.1/10
Theatrical Release:Oct 12, 2001 Limited
Synopsis: When Claude Lanzmann was conducting interviews and doing research for his Holocaust epic SHOAH, he came upon the story of the Sobibor concentration camp and Yehuda Lerner. He decided that what had... When Claude Lanzmann was conducting interviews and doing research for his Holocaust epic SHOAH, he came upon the story of the Sobibor concentration camp and Yehuda Lerner. He decided that what had occurred at Sobibor was important enough to warrant its own story, and sixteen years after SHOAH, that film is SOBIBOR, OCTOBER 14, 1943, 4 P.M. On the crucial day that is part of the film's title, a group of Jews staged an uprising at a concentration camp in Poland known as Sobibor. Lanzmann combines interview footage he originally shot in 1979 with panoramic shots of the area in and around Warsaw and Sobibor today. The interview itself is captivating; Yehuda Lerner, one of the leaders of the revolt, tells his remarkable story, from his arrival in one camp to his escape from eight camps prior to his pivotal role in the uprising. Lanzmann keeps the camera trained on Lerner, allowing his words and expressions to speak for themselves. It is fascinating watching Lerner tell his tale in Hebrew and then listen to the translator translate it into French for Lanzmann. SOBIBOR is basically a simple film with little camerawork, no music, and no cinematic manipulation, but that's what helps make it powerful, heartbreaking, and joyous all at the same time. [More]
Starring: Yehuda Lerner
Starring: Yehuda Lerner
Director: Claude Lanzmann
Director: Claude Lanzmann
Studio: New Yorker Films
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This is not just a story about how horrible the Holocaust was — it's about unbelievable courage in the face of the ultimate evil. Full Review |
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Lerner's modest, unselfconscious manner, matter-of-fact delivery and flashes of humor play a key part in making the film so engrossing.
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Engrossing, sobering viewing. Full Review |
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A riveting and necessary monument to remembrance. Full Review |
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A spare document featuring one talking head. But what a talking head and what a story! Full Review |
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Sobibor isn't visually exciting ... In this case, the importance of the story is enough to make up for the visual stasis. Full Review |
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... an upsetting document, but an important one. Full Review |
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Lerner, barely revealing any emotion, is a marvelous interview subject, relating his story with a calm demeanor and an extraordinary eye for pungent detail. Full Review |
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An important appendix to Lanzmann's work. Full Review |
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The feelings that this simple, deeply intelligent movie produces -- of horror, admiration, hope and grief -- are as hard to name as they are to dispel. Full Review |
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Lerner -- a fascinating man, telling an extraordinary story. Full Review |
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[Lerner's] words are enthralling, triumphant and horrifying. Full Review |
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A spare, formally ingenious, journalistically acute piece of filmmaking. Full Review |
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