A Film Unfinished

A Film Unfinished

2010
1h 29m
6.4

6.4/10

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Overview

Yael Hersonski's powerful documentary achieves a remarkable feat through its penetrating look at another film-the now-infamous Nazi-produced film about the Warsaw Ghetto. Discovered after the war, the unfinished work, with no soundtrack, quickly became a resource for historians seeking an authentic record, despite its elaborate propagandistic construction. The later discovery of a long-missing reel complicated earlier readings, showing the manipulations of camera crews in these "everyday" scenes. Well-heeled Jews attending elegant dinners and theatricals (while callously stepping over the dead bodies of compatriots) now appeared as unwilling, but complicit, actors, alternately fearful and in denial of their looming fate.

Status: Released

Language: HE

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Production Information

Production Companies
Oscilloscope
Production Countries
Germany Israel
Spoken Languages
Yiddish Hebrew German Polish English

Quick Facts

Original Title שתיקת הארכיון
Release Date August 18, 2010
Status Released
Language HE
IMDb ID tt1568923

Cast

Alexander Beyer
Alexander Beyer

Interrogator

Rüdiger Vogler
Rüdiger Vogler

Willy Wist

Key Crew

Yael Hersonski
Director