A Film Unfinished

A Film Unfinished (2010)

Released History, Documentary · 89 min

 

A Film Unfinished (2010)

Released History, Documentary · 89 min

 

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... see more

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... see more

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RUNTIME
N/A min
RELEASED
Aug 18, 2010
COUNTRY
IL
LANGUAGE
HE
SPOKEN
Yiddish, Hebrew, German, Polish, English
BUDGET
N/A
REVENUE
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