The Memory of Justice

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The Memory of Justice

PG

1976

4h 38m

Documentary

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5 Reviews

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Filmmaker Marcel Ophüls examines war atrocities committed by the Nazis, the French in Algeria, and the United States in Vietnam.

Pauline Kael

The New Yorker

I think it's a very bad film -- chaotic and plodding, and with an excess of self-consciousness which at times Ophuls seems to mistake for art.

Dec 2, 2023

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Elliott Stein

Film Comment Magazine

As hour succeeded hour and interview was intercut with interview, a numbing Chinese box effect took over.

Rated: 2/4

Apr 10, 2018

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James McCourt

Film Comment Magazine

This film tackles thematic material of familiar enormity which has been routinely, politely, civilly neglected for too long.

Dec 12, 2017

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Audience Member

In light of what's going on in Charlottesville, VA right now--unapologetic racists literally chanting things from the National Socialist playbook, knowing that they have the support of a major political party--Marcel Ophuls' epic, 4+ hour documentary examining the complexities of collective memory and guilt about the Holocaust and other crimes against humanity feels more relevant than ever.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/27/23

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An amazing film both by standards of our the and the past. If you can see it, GO. It is long but remarkable, and raises provocative insights about war crimes of all eras.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/23/23

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Filmmaker Marcel Ophüls examines war atrocities committed by the Nazis, the French in Algeria, and the United States in Vietnam.

Director: Marcel Ophüls
Producer: Ana Carrigan, Hamilton Fish, Sanford Lieberson, Max Palevsky, David Puttnam
Screenwriter: Marcel Ophüls
Production Co: British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
Rating: PG
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: Canadian French
Release Date (Streaming): May 8, 2017
Runtime: 4h 38m