Review of Shoah (1985) by Eric A — 19 Jul 2015

Maybe the greatest documentary ever made.

This review of Shoah (1985) was written by Eric A on 19 Jul 2015.

Shoah has generally received very positive reviews.

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By Richard Brody (868) for New Yorker (1,403) on 19 Mar 2012

[It] has transcended the cinema to become a primary record of the extermination of European Jews during the Second World War…

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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 Bill M (1,080) on 23 Sep 2015

I did it…

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By Brandon M (1,068) on 24 Mar 2011

A true look at the horrors of the Holocaust from the views of survivors, bystanders and the ones who carried the heinous acts out…

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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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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 Michael H (3,299) on 16 Aug 2014

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

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By Mary M (448) on 07 Oct 2014

If you can stomach almost ten hours of the Holocaust, this is a powerful movie...fascinating in the incredible, sometimes seemingly inconsequential…

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By Jessica G (584) on 10 Sep 2013

This 9 hr and 30 min documentary focusing on the persecution, torture, and injustices committed against the Jews during WWII might be the most…

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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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