Comments on: About Shoah

About Shoah

iffley — Thu, 08 Jul 2004 01:21:18 -0800

I haven't yet spent the nine-and-a-half hours it takes to watch "Shoah" but this sad, floating article makes me want to.

By: swordfishtrombones

swordfishtrombones — Thu, 08 Jul 2004 02:11:31 -0800

I saw the movie in it's entirety during Social Studies in high school. I think I was 14 or 15 then. It's amazing to see a full class of adolescents transform from a state of "why do we have to watch this boring crap" into a dead silent, sad crowd.

By: selton

selton — Thu, 08 Jul 2004 02:50:00 -0800

It was shown over two nights about 5+yrs ago on BBC 2 I think. I channelled hopped to it accidentally & couldn't stop watching.

By: matteo

matteo — Thu, 08 Jul 2004 05:31:26 -0800

Lanzmann's work is very moving. but to me Alain Resnais' 'Nuit et Brouillard' remains the definitive Holocaust film

By: clavdivs

clavdivs — Thu, 08 Jul 2004 09:45:57 -0800

'Nacht und Nebel' is not definitive IMO. The background classical music and bulldozers is a little to much. It is not long enough to define much. 'Shoah', at least, gives a perspective that is more comprehensive, if this event can be comprehensive. I would say the best fiction/non-fiction is "Shop on Main street".

By: _sirmissalot_

_sirmissalot_ — Thu, 08 Jul 2004 11:41:01 -0800

i really enjoyed the article. it is unusual to read a critical review where the author writes with absolute authority on one hand and such poetic skill on the other. thanks for posting it.

By: SisterHavana

SisterHavana — Thu, 08 Jul 2004 12:35:00 -0800

I saw it when I was in Hebrew School. It was a requirement for confirmation. Amazingly moving film.