Claude Lanzmann: Spectres of the Shoah (aka Lanzmann)
Synopsis
Completed to coincide with the 30th anniversary of the release of 'Shoah' – Claude Lanzmann’s nine-and-a-half-hour examination of the Holocaust of European Jews, this documentary reveals for the first time the trials and tribulations the French iconoclast director faced. Notably, the film features an array of previously unseen outtake footage that was shot during the creation of 'Shoah', to illustrate Lanzmann’s journey from the bright-eyed journalist of 1973 to the world-weary auteur of 1985.
Hot Docs 2015 - World premiere
Details
- Year
- 2015
- Type of project
- Shorts
- Running time
- 40 mins
- Director
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Adam Benzine
- Producer
- Adam Benzine, Kimberley Warner
- Executive Producer
- Nick Fraser
- Screenwriter
- Adam Benzine
- Director of Photography
- Alex Ordanis
- Sound
- Daniel Hewett
- Composer
- Joel Goodman
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
UK, Canada coproduction
Produced in association with ZDF/Arte, DR
Sales Company
Cinephil (IL)
18 Levontin Street6511207 Tel Aviv
Israel
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