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Sobibor, October 14, 1943, 4 p.m.

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Sobibor, October 14, 1943, 4 p.m. (2001)

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Reviews Counted:18

Fresh:18

Rotten:0

Average Rating:8.1/10

Rated: Not Rated

Runtime: 1 hr 35 mins

Genre: Dramas

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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Reviews for Sobibor, October 14, 1943, 4 p.m.

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Jeffrey M. Anderson

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Derek Adams

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Michael Szymanski

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comment Comment | Nov., 04 2005 01:46 AM

International Press Academy

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4/5

Emanuel Levy

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comment Comment | Jul., 17 2005 08:35 AM

EmanuelLevy.Com

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4/4

Joshua Tanzer

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 Source: | comment Comment | Mar., 11 2003 09:30 PM

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Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Dec., 25 2002 08:04 AM

FilmFour.com

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5/5

Jamie Russell

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Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Dec., 23 2002 02:45 PM

BBC

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Jean Oppenheimer

Lerner's modest, unselfconscious manner, matter-of-fact delivery and flashes of humor play a key part in making the film so engrossing.

comment Comment | Sep., 19 2002 03:12 PM

New Times

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85/100

Kurt Dahlke

Engrossing, sobering viewing.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Jul., 09 2002 01:35 PM

Apollo Guide

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3/4

David N. Butterworth

A riveting and necessary monument to remembrance.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Mar., 12 2002 10:28 AM

Movie Boeuf

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3/4

Carrie Rickey

A spare document featuring one talking head. But what a talking head and what a story!

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Mar., 07 2002 04:11 PM

Philadelphia Inquirer

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Chris Vognar

Sobibor isn't visually exciting ... In this case, the importance of the story is enough to make up for the visual stasis.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Feb., 21 2002 05:53 PM

Dallas Morning News

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Eric Monder

... an upsetting document, but an important one.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Dec., 11 2001 08:02 AM

Film Journal International

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Frank Scheck

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 Source: | comment Comment | Nov., 08 2001 12:07 PM

Hollywood Reporter

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Stanley Kauffmann

An important appendix to Lanzmann's work.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Nov., 05 2001 08:02 AM

New Republic

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4/5

A.O. Scott

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 Source: | comment Comment | Oct., 12 2001 05:20 PM

New York Times

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Jonathan Foreman

Lerner -- a fascinating man, telling an extraordinary story.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Oct., 12 2001 05:17 PM

New York Post

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4/5

Ken Fox

[Lerner's] words are enthralling, triumphant and horrifying.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Oct., 11 2001 07:28 PM

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Amy Taubin

A spare, formally ingenious, journalistically acute piece of filmmaking.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Oct., 09 2001 12:13 PM

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