Sorrow and the pity 1972 us 1 sheet poster marcel ophuls. Often hailed as one of the greatest documentaries of all time, the sorrow and the pity is still astonishing long after its original release in paris. This newly restored film features exhaustive interviews with enough intriguing figures to fill a dozen spy novels. Other than that it is a fantastic documentary that brings to light many questions about the regimes collaboration. For those of you who enjoy films about world war 2 this is a remarkable documentary in two parts which delves deeply into french history from the perspective of. Clermontferrand has an interesting relationship with the movies. Pdf viewing memory through night and fog, the sorrow and. Sorrow and the pity 1972 us 1 sheet poster marcel ophuls ww2 doc. The film shows the french peoples response to occupation as heroic, pitiable, and monstroussometimes all at once. Documentary filmmaker marcel ophuls is perhaps best known for his 1969 academy awardnominated film the sorrow and the pity, which raised questions of french. The sorrow and the pity is a documentary directed by marcel ophuls.
The film so shocked the french that it was banned from television broadcast until 1981. Jan 18, 2015 licensed to youtube by sme on behalf of rhino. Originally refused by french tv, the film garnered international success and acclaim including an oscar nomination for best documentary and. A film by marcel ophuls biographical and appendix material by mireille johnston new york. Klein trailer returns to film forum friday, october 4 by film forum. On the sorrow and the pity stanley hoffmann, commentary. They comment on the nature of and reasons for collaboration, including antisemitism. The long shadow of the sorrow and the pity the new. The sorrow and the pity takes as its home base the city of clermontferrand, lodged almost in the center of france. The sorrow and the pity 1972 in the aftermath of world war ii, the french clung vehemently to a belief that theyand their vichy governmenthad resisted the nazi occupation of france. This second world war film is the greatest documentary.
Marcel ophuls the sorrow and the pity is one of the great wwii holocaust documentaries of all time, but it takes a rather unique tact, focusing on the nazi occupation of the small industrial city clermontferrand in france. The film was nominated for an academy award for best documentary in 1972, and was famously used by woody allen as a leitmotif. The sorrow and the pity, part 2 turner classic movies. The sorrow and the pity leaves you with the peculiar feeling of having spent a good deal of time, over the years, in the small french city of. Director marcel ophuls combined interviews and archival film footage to explore the reality of the french. The french people had no choice but to adapt to this oppressive new social order, since rebellion or escape was a lifeordeath proposition. With georges bidault, matthaus bleibinger, charles braun, maurice buckmaster. Viewing memory through night and fog, the sorrow and the pity. The sorrow and the pity all episodes available to stream ad. The sorrow and the pity leaves you with the peculiar feeling of having spent a good deal of time, over the years, in the small french city of clermontferrand. From 1940 to 1944, frances vichy government collaborated with nazi germany.
But her published works focused on the culinary traditions of her native land. Made for french television, marcel ophuls fourhourplus documentary explores the average french citizens memories of the nazi occupation. The sorrow and the pity, a sense of loss, a discussion with marcel ophuls, in filmmakers newsletter ward hill, massachusetts, december 1972. A sense of loss 1972 on the troubles in northern ireland.
Revisiting marcel ophuls seminal documentary about french collaboration with the nazi regime march 6, 2020 by emanuellevy marcel ophuls seminal documentary, the sorrow and the pity french. Marcel ophuls, producer documentary short subject winner. The lengthy film anyone who has heard it prominently referred to in woody allens annie hall knows its four hours long tells the story of france under nazi occupation by weaving together a number of interviews as well as. Mar 26, 1972 at first the sorrow and the pity seems to be a po litical film, but its evocation of occupied france, particu larly in and around the city of clermont. The sorrow and the pity all episodes available to stream adfree. You know the inhabitants by name, and quite a few of their faces. Sanremo film festival usa 10 october 1971 new york film festival switzerland february 1972 french speaking region usa 15 march 1972 new york city, new york usa 25 march 1972. The sorrow and the pity us uk, dvd bluray comparison.
Marcel ophuls mixes archival footage with 1969 interviews of a german officer and of collaborators and resistance fighters. Before shoah, schindlers list, the long way home, and the last days, there was the sorrow and the pity. The memory of justice 197376 on the nuremberg trials, the vietnam war, and the nature of war atrocity. Marcel ophulss fouranda halfhour documentary film about france under the nazi occupation, the sorrow and the pity, was originally made. Marcel ophulss fouranda halfhour documentary film about france under the nazi occupation, the sorrow and the pity, was originally made for television, but it has never been shown on french television. The film uses interviews with german officers, collaborators, and resistance fighters from clermontferrand, who comment on the reasons for collaboration, including antisemitism. Having rewatched it half a dozen times since, i would argue that it is the greatest documentary ever made.
The sorrow and the pity macel ophuls book 1972 hb outerbridge and lazard, inc. Rent the sorrow and the pity 1972 on dvd and bluray. Gene hackman in the french connection film editing jerry greenberg best picture philip dantoni. May 21, 2004 the sorrow and the pity 5 5 stars 5 out of 5 stars. At first the sorrow and the pity seems to be a po litical film, but its evocation of occupied france, particu larly in and around the city of clermont.
A milestone of documentary filmmaking, sorrow captures this devastating period in frances history in painfully frank, unblinking terms and provides no easy answers, just as there were none at the time. An indepth exploration of the various reactions by the french people to the vichy governments acceptance of nazi invasion. By turns gripping, horrifying, and inspiring, academy award nominee the sorrow and the pity is a triumph of humanist filmmaking and a testament to the power of cinema. You even knew some of their secrets, and what they privately think of one another. Note that the film runs a massive 251 minutes and this was classically parodied in annie hall, where obsessive compulsive woody allen cant go into the movie a few minutes after it started. Reversible sleeve featuring new and original artwork. The sorrow and the pity is a twopart 1969 documentary film by marcel ophuls about the. Originally created for french television in 1969, it eventually became an international success, nominated for an oscar. Sorrow and the pity filmmaker turns lens to palestinian.
My rating is not for the film, which deserves five stars, but for your disrespectful presentation. Mainly the reason is that this film poses a mighty and devastating challenge to the official version of the french experience in world war ii. Marcel ophuls oscarnominated documentary about the french governments collaboration with germany during the nazi occupation is one of the most important cinematic documents of the horrors of world war ii. This second world war film is the greatest documentary ever made. In the uk, it won the 1972 bafta award for best foreign tv programme. Outerbridge and lazard nightandfog decree nachtundnebel erlass. Cayman islands, djibouti, french polynesia, lebanon. Stream all episodes of the sorrow and the pity adfree on all your favorite devices. Nov 19, 2015 documentary filmmaker marcel ophuls is perhaps best known for his 1969 academy awardnominated film the sorrow and the pity, which raised questions of french collaboration during the nazi.
Several films have been set there, including my night at maudes. The film chronicles the nazi occupation of france from 1940 to 1944, using archive footage such as propagandist newsreels and footage of maurice chevalier singing for the german troops, coupled with personal interviews with french resistance fighters and former german officers as well as government. The sorrow and the pity all episodes available to stream. In 1972, as a tribute to her father, she translated the film the sorrow and the pity about the collaboration of french nationals in a town during the second world war. The sorrow and the pity, part 1 turner classic movies. Marcel ophuls the sorrow and the pity 1971 is an absorbing portrait of the complexities of survival, resistance or capitulation in nazioccupied france during the second world war. Marcel ophuls oscarnominated documentary about the french governments collaboration with germany. Outerbridge and lazard night and fog decree nachtundnebel erlass. Bill desowitz reappraises the sorrow and the pity, 1971 film by french director marcel ophuls, which is being rereleased in original, undubbed form. Details about the sorrow and the pity macel ophuls book 1972 hb outerbridge and lazard, inc. The sorrow and the pity narrates a painful chapter in frances history through an. The first half of the film is a mosaic of sights and sounds from the years.
Powerful documentary originally made for french television in 1969 by director marcel ophuls. So a great film overall, just the episodes are mismatched. Marcel ophuls in the sorrow and the pity 1969 pierre mendesfrance in the sorrow and the pity. Finland 20 march 1973 tv premiere uk 1 september 1977 edinburgh international film festival netherlands 7 december. The sorrow and the pity francegermanyswitzerland, 1971.
The film uses interviews with a german officer, collaborators, and resistance fighters from clermontferrand. Rent the sorrow and the pity 1972 on dvd and bluray dvd. Sorrow and the pity filmmaker turns lens to palestinian cause. The sorrow and the pity, a 55minute debate that followed the films belated 1981 french television premiere, in which ophuls and historians henri amouroux and alain guerin discuss the film and the issues that it raises with an audience of students from clermontferrand. But in this film, ophuls is using it as a synecdoche for frances wartime attitude toward the. The sorrow and the pity was originally made for french television, except that the authorities refused to show it. Marcel ophuls seminal documentary, the sorrow and the pity french. Foreign language film union of soviet socialist republics.
Episode 2 is actually part 1 of the documentary and episode 1 is part 2. Just a few of the ordinary and famous subjects who document their experience of the war for. Collaboration and resistance in vichy france world. Rent the sorrow and the pity 1972 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. The sorrow and the pity refers to one interviewees description of the emotions he felt during the occupation. May 07, 2000 bill desowitz reappraises the sorrow and the pity, 1971 film by french director marcel ophuls, which is being rereleased in original, undubbed form. Originally created for french television in 1969, it eventually became an international success, nominated for an oscar in 1972. Gene hackman in the french connection film editing. Ophuls centers his film around the town of clermontferrand in auvergne.
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