Le chagrin et la pitié : chronique d'une ville française sous l'occupation = The sorrow and the pity : stories of an occupied city /

From its first release at an underground theater in Paris, this account of France's occupation under Nazi regime has been acclaimed as one of the most moving and influential films ever made. Director Marcel Ophüls interviewed the residents of Clermont-Ferrand who remembered the occupation, as w...

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Format: Video
Language:French
English
German
Language Notes:French, English and German dialogue with English subtitles.
Published: [San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2021.
[New York, N.Y.] : Kino Lorber
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Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Kanopy)
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Summary:From its first release at an underground theater in Paris, this account of France's occupation under Nazi regime has been acclaimed as one of the most moving and influential films ever made. Director Marcel Ophüls interviewed the residents of Clermont-Ferrand who remembered the occupation, as well as government officials, writers, farmers, artists, and German veterans. Here, in their own words, is the story of how ordinary citizens and leaders alike behaved under military siege. Originally refused by French TV, the film garnered international success and acclaim - including an Oscar nomination for Best Documentary - while shattering the myth of an undivided and universally resistant France under the Vichy government. A triumph of on-the-ground filmmaking, THE SORROW AND THE PITY remains gripping, appalling, and exhilarating for its transparent view upon humanity.
Item Description:Originally released as a motion picture in 1971.
This version produced and distributed by Kino Lorber.
Physical Description:1 online resource (streaming video file) (250 minutes) : .flv file, sound, black and white
Production Credits:Photography, André Gazut, Jürgen Thieme ; editing, Claude Vajda ; music, Maurice Chevalier.