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The Sorrow and the Pity
Chronicle of a French City under the Occupation
Chronicle of a French City under the Occupation
Documentary, History, War - 1969
The Sorrow and the Pity
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8.4
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From 1940 to 1944, France's Vichy government collaborated with Nazi Germany. Marcel Ophüls mixes archival footage with 1969 interviews of a German officer and of collaborators and resistance fighters from Clermont-Ferrand. They comment on the nature, details and reasons for the collaboration, from anti-Semitism, xenophobia, and fear of Bolsheviks, to simple caution. Part one, "The Collapse," includes an extended interview with Pierre Mendès-France, jailed for anti-Vichy action and later France's Prime Minister. At the heart of part two, "The Choice," is an interview with Christian de la Mazière, one of 7,000 French youth to fight on the eastern front wearing German uniforms.
Director:
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Marcel Ophüls
Cast:
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Georges Bidault
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Matthäus Bleibinger
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Jacques Duclos
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Anthony Eden
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Pierre Mendès France
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Emmanuel d'Astier de La Vigerie

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Rated:
PG
Runtime:
251 min
Release date:
18 Sep 1969
Country:
FR, CH, DE
Languages:
French
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 6 wins & 1 nomination.

Top Critics Reviews

fresh:
The postwar, Gaullist myth of massive French resistance to fascism has long since been destroyed, yet The Sorrow and the Pity retains its shattering power as an interrogation of memory.
– Leslie Camhi,
Village Voice,
1 Jan 2000
fresh:
It remains the preeminent documentary about historical tragedy and one of the most exhilaratingly demanding experiences the movies have ever offered.
– Peter Rainer,
New York Magazine/Vulture,
11 Aug 2002
fresh:
It soberly spotlights history -- impressively human, not pedantic, levels.
– A.H. Weiler,
New York Times,
20 May 2003
fresh:
In its complexity, its humanity, its refusal to find easy solutions, this is one of the greatest documentaries ever made.
– Roger Ebert,
Chicago Sun-Times,
23 Oct 2004
fresh:
It's valuable mainly as a brilliant assemblage of documents and testimonies.
– Jonathan Rosenbaum,
Chicago Reader,
6 Oct 2007
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