Kino Lorber has released a new Blu-ray special edition of director Marcel Ophuls' landmark 1969 documentary "The Sorrow and the Pity". Here are the official details:
From its
first release at an underground theater in Paris, this account of France’s
occupation under the Nazi regime has been acclaimed as one of the most moving
and influential films ever made. Director Marcel Ophuls 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 (1969) remains gripping, appalling, and exhilarating for
its unflinching view of humanity.
Special
Features:
• Marcel Ophuls Visual History (40 minutes, courtesy of Academy of Motion
Picture Arts & Sciences, ©2017 A.M.P.A.S.)
• Re-release trailer
Reviews
“One
of the greatest documentaries ever made.” – Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
“An
artistic and intellectual triumph.” – Time Magazine
“Through
its scale, intelligence, wit, imaginative organisation and polemical thrust, it
changed the face of the documentary forever.” – The Observer
“The
film is so boldly conceived, richly textured and beautifully paced that its
marathon running time feels more like a sprint.” – The Guardian
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