Monday, 25 May 2015

A window into darkness

Night and Fog (1955)

Directed by Alain Resnais this documentary is narrated by Michel Bouquet with a script from Jean Cayrol. Alternating between historic footage and stock footage shot 10 years later we explore the Holocaust.

Despite it's short run time this is a clear and methodical exploration of the Holocaust. It is impressive how much detail is fitting into such a short film and how compelling it is. No punches are pulled, footage used is often haunting and leaves the viewer with only questions about how something like this could occur.


5/5

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