Review of Shoah (1985) by Eduardo C — 12 Mar 2009
There is something about the Holocaust I cannot grasp. I've seen this film about 3 times without really understanding it. It's 9 1/2 hour length and the way it veers from story to story seemingly without reason didn't help.
Then I read the book with the complete script and it hit me like a ton of bricks. It was a book I could only read very slowly, 2 or 3 pages at a time, because it was so devastating. Then I finally understood what Lanzmann accomplished.
He put the Holocaust in your face and underneath your skin with this film.
This review of Shoah (1985) was written by Eduardo C on 12 Mar 2009.
Shoah has generally received very positive reviews.
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