The Sorrow and the Pity (1969)

Review: The Sorrow and the Pity (1969)

Director: Marcel Ophüls

Cast: Georges Bidault, Matthäus Bleibinger, Jacques Duclos, Anthony Eden, Pierre Mendès France,

Georges Bidault
Georges Bidault
Matthäus Bleibinger
Matthäus Bleibinger
Jacques Duclos
Jacques Duclos
Anthony Eden
Anthony Eden
Pierre Mendès France
Pierre Mendès France

Plot: An investigation into the nature, details and reasons for the collaboration between France’s Vichy government and Nazi Germany from 1940 to 1944.

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Listmania redux: The Greatest Documentaries of All Time, part two

Listmania redux: The Greatest Documentaries of All Time, part two

Although the idea of creating lists of the “best” is always problematic, the attempt often provides the impetus to think about and reevaluate our own likes, dislikes and judgements. The recent Sight & Sound list of “the […]

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