Facing the Phantoms (2009)
Face aux fantômes
Overview
French film and WWII historian Sylvie Lindeperg analyzes Alain Resnais's seminal 1956 film, "Night and Fog", and attempts to place it in the context of the historical treatment of WWII, and specifically of the Holocaust, in the decade following those harrowing events. Oddly, she argues that the images of Resnais's famous film are "powerless", in her words.
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| Country | Stream | Rent | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | INA madelen | — | — |
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What is Facing the Phantoms about?
French film and WWII historian Sylvie Lindeperg analyzes Alain Resnais's seminal 1956 film, "Night and Fog", and attempts to place it in the context of the historical treatment of WWII, and specifically of the Holocaust, in the decade following those harrowing events. Oddly, she argues that the images of Resnais's famous film are "powerless", in her words. Facing the Phantoms is a Documentary movie, released on 2009-01-01, runtime 99 minutes.
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Directed by
Jean-Louis Comolli
Cast
- Sylvie Lindeperg as Herself
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