With a running time of nearly nine and one-half hours, SHOAH certainly has an impact--at such a length, how could it not? And the subject matter--the operation of the Nazi death camps in which European Jews were systematically exterminated during WW II--is undeniably compelling. But
while filmmaker Claude Lanzmann has recorded interviews of great historical importance and edited his investigations with a striking degree of art, one wishes he had presented his study in some more approachable fashion, as a book or a television series. SHOAH's extreme length limits its audience
to those already familiar with its subject matter, while discouraging those who might gain ...
Released:
1984
Rated:
NR
Length:
563 mins