Blind Spot: Hitler's Secretary

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Blind Spot: Hitler's Secretary

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Released Jan 24, 2003

1h 30m

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This documentary offers an extended conversation with Traudl Junge, who worked as Adolf Hitler's personal secretary from 1942 until the end of World War II. In the film, she is interviewed by Austrian artist André Heller, who persuaded Junge to finally talk publicly about her experiences after over 50 years of silence. Junge, 81 at the time of the interview, discusses her relationship with Hitler, his personality, and the dictation of his final words.

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Critics Consensus

The testimony of Junge is more than enough to make this bare-bones documentary fascinating.

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John Leonard

New York Magazine/Vulture

[Traudl Junge] complicates our understanding, instead of insulting it.

Jan 25, 2018

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Neil Norman

London Evening Standard

After a silence of nearly 60 years, Junge describes with great clarity the circumstances of her employment and the daily business of Hitler's reign, up to and including the last days in the bunker.

Jan 15, 2018

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Empire Magazine

Rated: 4/5

Dec 30, 2006

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David Keyes

Cinemaphile.org

All 87 minutes of the film consists of interviews, with no inclination to stage it beyond the words acting as reveals of insightful new information.

Jan 31, 2015

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Kelly Vance

East Bay Express

A deceptively slender documentary that opens up enormous questions about guilt, forgiveness, and moral responsibility. It will stay with you.

May 5, 2010

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Tony Medley

tonymedley.com

Rated: 9/10

Oct 7, 2004

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Fredrik

Another attempt by American jews ✡️ to smear and lie about history 🐍

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/16/23

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spencer p

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).

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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Audience Member

incredible doc just riveting

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/21/23

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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.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/06/23

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Audience Member

Interesting idea but I would have enjoyed archival footage along with her interview.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/21/23

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No more than a single-camera interview throughout, but the first person accounts of some of Hitler's defining moments are fascinating.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/06/23

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Synopsis

This documentary offers an extended conversation with Traudl Junge, who worked as Adolf Hitler's personal secretary from 1942 until the end of World War II. In the film, she is interviewed by Austrian artist André Heller, who persuaded Junge to finally talk publicly about her experiences after over 50 years of silence. Junge, 81 at the time of the interview, discusses her relationship with Hitler, his personality, and the dictation of his final words.

Director: André Heller, Othmar Schmiderer
Producer: Danny Krausz, Kurt Stocker
Distributor: Sony Pictures Classics
Production Co: Dor Film Produktionsgesellschaft
Rating: PG (Thematic Material)
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: German
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 24, 2003, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 27, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $376.9K
Runtime: 1h 30m

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