I just had a somewhat random question:
I saw this movie once, a few years ago, and found it truly disturbing and haunting. Many on this board have noted that Resnais used footage taken by the Nazis themselves, which I don't doubt. My only question is, how did he obtain such footage? I get the feeling that something like that would be hard to get, especially 10 years after WWII.
Thanks in advance for your answers!
I was under the impression that the footage was taken by people allowed into the camps very soon after the prisoners were 'liberated', which is why it's the only film I've seen to date that's really told the 'real story' of the atrocities that went on (the visuals, I mean - because I know there's plenty of other incredible films about the holocaust).
You feel like you're actually THERE, in the actual place it happened, and VERY soon after it all took place.
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Wait a minute... who am I here?
The footage was shot by the Allies very soon after liberation of the camps. I can't imagine being the guy behind the camera filming.
shareI can. Given that it was an accomplished event with no blame accruing to me or the people with me, it would be a privilege and a duty to record it with the hope that it would never be credibly dismissed or minimized later on.
CB
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Footage was shot by the SS and those who liberated the camps.