Review of Shoah (1985) by Tristan S — 04 Sep 2008

J'aime bien la S.F., mais 9 heures, c'est long...

This review of Shoah (1985) was written by Tristan S on 04 Sep 2008.

Shoah has generally received very positive reviews.

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By Kenneth L (949) on 15 Oct 2011

Well, after years of trying to track down a copy of it, I can finally say I've watched this movie - all 9 and a half hours of it…

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By Greg R (1,187) on 18 Aug 2016

Nearly ten hours of the most unsettling stories you will ever hear. Greatest documentary ever made…

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By Kate Muir (612) for Times (UK) (2,458) on 09 Jan 2015

Its riveting nine hours are perhaps the most important piece of historical cinema we possess…

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By Jens T (504) on 04 Sep 2010

Athough ten hours is very indead much of my life, it was absolutly worth it, A great experiance, with hundreds of stories that's tells us how…

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By Kevin Thomas (1,201) for Los Angeles Times (12,977) on 02 Jun 2014

With his 9 1/2-hour Shoah, Claude Lanzmann has accomplished the seemingly impossible: He has brought such beauty to his recounting of the horror…

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By Michael H (3,299) on 16 Aug 2014

An extremely valuable document of the extermination of Jews during WWII…

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By Eric A (667) on 19 Jul 2015

Maybe the greatest documentary ever made…

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By Candice Russell (77) for South Florida Sun-Sentinel (746) on 02 Jun 2014

Lanzmann`s monumental film bears significant witness to the Holocaust. Those who see it will never forget it…

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By Cyril P (22) on 21 May 2010

La limite ce ce type de classements de films, c'est que l'on se retrouve a devoir placer un monument comme Shoah entre deux films qui, forcement,…

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By David Parkinson (764) for Radio Times (2,421) on 02 Jun 2014

Putting a face on inhuman misery, this remarkable achievement demonstrates film's unique power and its underperformed duty…

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