Review of Shoah (1985) by Leann D — 19 Dec 2007
Seen over a 3-day period, this to me is the greatest documentary ever made, because it truly is brutal, and honest, and a deepening invoke of emotion. In contrast to most movies on the subject, this holocaust documentary contains no grisly wartime footage.
Instead it presents a wide range of perspectives on the time mostly from those who were there when it happened: concentration camp survivors, neighbors of Jews who were deported, and even several important Nazi functionaries.
The visual backdrop to the interviews with witnesses consists largely of images from the interviews coupled with footage of the mostly abandoned sites where atrocities occurred. The overall effect is devastating.
This review of Shoah (1985) was written by Leann D on 19 Dec 2007.
Shoah has generally received very positive reviews.
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