Blind Spot: Hitler's Secretary

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spencer p @s_plewe 02/14/2017 With the run time almost entirely comprising a single interview, this powerful first-person account of working with Hitler requires a load of patience in order to pay off (and pretty consistently fast subtitle reading). See more 05/14/2015 incredible doc just riveting See more 04/08/2014 Or The One Where Hitler's Secretary... Wait, Does The Cast List On Flixster Include James Franco... That Has To Be A Mistake, Right? For a film with absolutely nothing else except for text, subtitles, and an interview, Blind Spot is quite engaging. It's probably due to the fascinating subject material, and the ability of Traudl Junge to tell her story. Throughout the film you get the sense that Junge is struggling to tell her story in a way that doesn't victimize her, but also doesn't villify her. But she need not worry, because directors Andre Heller and Othmar Schmiderer do a fantastic job of revealing the facts of the story in a fashion that characterizes Junge as a woman who got in over her head. It's a strange thing to watch a movie where Hitler isn't simply treated as a demon. In fact, Junge almost seemed to hold a form of admiration for him. Obviously she saw him as a monster, but at the same time, she knew the man as well. And at some point in her life, I think she enjoyed the friendship of this man. Thankfully, Junge's story is fascinating enough to keep us interested in what is otherwise a rather dull film. I appreciate the idea of a minimalist approach here, but I think some visuals added to the interview might have helped. Sure, there didn't need to be a lot of context to set it up, but something might have helped. I often found myself slipping in and out of focus, but overall Junge's story will pull you back in even when the filmmakers can't. See more 10/01/2012 Interesting idea but I would have enjoyed archival footage along with her interview. See more 02/06/2012 No more than a single-camera interview throughout, but the first person accounts of some of Hitler's defining moments are fascinating. See more 12/27/2011 This is a very dry documentary as it is just a talking head, it is about one of Hitler's secretaries talking about her experience with him in the last days in the bunker. She claims to be unaware of the situation going on in the outside world, but seems sincere. It is an important historical document, check it out if interested in history. See more Read all reviews

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