Shoah
Published on 12. January 2011
Book
Paperback/Softback
102 pages
978-1-84457-325-7 (ISBN)
Description
Claude Lanzmann's epic 1985 film 'Shoah' tells the story of the Holocaust through interviews with survivors of the extermination camps, bystanders who watched or participated in mass murder, and some of the perpetrators of genocide. Sue Vice addresses Lanzmann's central role in the film and the issue of representing the unrepresentable.
Reviews / Votes
...an insightful, balanced and accessible way into this intimidating work. -- Total FilmMore details
Series
Edition
2011 edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
College/higher education
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
47 colour photos
Dimensions
Height: 190 mm
Width: 136 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight
179 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-84457-325-7 (9781844573257)
DOI
10.1057/9781844575640
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Person
SUE VICE is Professor of English Literature at the University of Sheffield, UK. She is the author of Introducing Bakhtin (1997), Holocaust Fiction (2000), Children Writing the Holocaust (2004) and Jack Rosenthal (2009), and the editor of Representing the Holocaust: Essays in Honour of Bryan Burns (2003).
Content
Introduction.- 1 Lanzmann as film-maker.- 2 Documentary or 'fiction of the real'?.- 3 Archive footage.- 4 'Reincarnating' the past.- 5 Mise en scene.- 6 Lanzmann as interviewer.- 7 Poland: the ethics of filming.- 8 Testimony.- Appendix: Overview of Shoah.- Notes.- Credits.- Bibliography.