Claude Lanzmann: Spectres of the Shoah
Claude Lanzmann discusses the long and difficult process of researching, shooting, editing and presenting his groundbreaking and influential documentary Shoah (1985).
- Rated
- TV-PG
- Runtime
- 40m
- Released
- 2015
- Country
- United States, Germany, United Kingdom, Canada
Details
Release year: 2015
Storyline
Claude Lanzmann discusses the long and difficult process of researching, shooting, editing and presenting his groundbreaking and influential documentary Shoah (1985).
Top credits
Claude Lanzmann — Self
Marcel Ophüls — Self- Stuart Liebmann — Self - Author
Richard Brody — Self - Film critic
Awards
0 wins & 1 nomination
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• First-time director Adam Benzine was a professional journalist before he started to do a documentary film, just like his subject Claude Lanzmann.
• The interview with Claude Lanzmann was shot in 1 week in Paris, France. Lanzmann was 87 years old at that time. He did the interview for free.
• First-time director Adam Benzine financed the shoot himself. He finally could get investments from European TV stations when the short documentary was nearly finished.
User reviews
The weakest of the Oscar-nominees.
Not for everyone - but a gem for those it's for
"Claude Lanzmann: Spectres of Shoah" falls somewhere between "Heart of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse" and a DVD Extra.
Technical specs
- Aspect ratio
- 1.78 : 1
- Color
- Color, Black and White
FAQ
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