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This was an amazing documentary. I loved it and enjoy watching it over and over. I seem to always discover moments or scenes I had missed during previous viewings of this film. I truly recommend that you view this work!
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01/15/23
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An interesting take popular censorship. Dependence on movies to bear witness to history including the atrocities of the holocaust means our perspective is always blunted by the filters applied in the making of such.
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01/13/23
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A fantastic look at how Hollywood dealt with Germany, before, during and after WWII. Covers pretty much all the bases and talks with film makers, survivors, and has several great film clips. Well worth a watch and it's on Netflix!
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02/18/23
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I have seen some of the films discussed in this documentary. I suppose I had never really thought about how Americans use film to display historical events. I had always assumed, naively I suppose, that any film about the Holocaust was good because it was reminding people that this happened...so that the chances of it occurring again would be reduced. But now I realize that any depiction of this event in history would automatically be colored by the views of the society who produces it. That changes over time and that society evolves. And in this case, the producers are even further removed from the events, not only by time, but by the American lens....American ideologies and self identities....of those who write and create these films.
Powerful and thought provoking.
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02/12/23
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Profound and telling. It's a different and compelling look at the Holocaust and what we, as Americans, know of it An how we depend on our media to inform and enlighten us about things, and in so many ways while the industry may have dropped the ball, they have also brought this story to us in so many ways as only something of such depth and breadty can be done; and they made it a gift to us all, a sense of spirit to carry of those who died and some shred of memory or image to hold.
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01/18/23
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Interesting documentary on how Nazi antisemitism and the holocaust have been portrayed in movies over the years. Pretty interesting.
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02/06/23
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Richard Nilsen
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Imaginary Witness is powerful and complex, and few will manage to make it through to the end without gasping, weeping or covering their eyes.
Rated: 4/5
Feb 7, 2008
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Moira MacDonald
Seattle Times
Anker's film is an important one, shining a light on that red stain and how we saw it filtered through Hollywood's lens.
Rated: 3.5/4
Jan 18, 2008
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Ty Burr
Boston Globe
Daniel Anker's film faults Hollywood both for ignoring the Holocaust during the war years and for trivializing it later. It's a mixed message that coheres largely thanks to Anker's archival spadework and his luck in securing interviews.
Rated: 3/4
Jan 4, 2008
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Phil Hall
Film Threat
Deserves merit for detailing a painful subject with maturity and intelligence
Rated: 3/5
Jan 16, 2009
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Nora Lee Mandel
Film-Forward.com
Noteworthy for clips from less familiar films and newsreels, and interviews with creative participants in groundbreaking films.
Rated: 7/10
Jan 13, 2009
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Glenn Whipp
Los Angeles Daily News
Originally made for AMC, its solid collection of clips does illustrate one salient point: Depicting evil poorly is a sin unto itself.
Rated: 3/4
Apr 4, 2008
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