Language Does Not Lie
Recommended byClaire Simon
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Victor Klemperer (1881-1960), a professor of literature in Dresden, was Jewish; through the efforts of his wife, he survived the war. From 1933 when Hitler came to power to the war's end, he kept a journal paying attention to the Nazis' use of words. This film takes the end of 1945 as its vantage point, with a narrator looking back as if Klemperer reads from his journal. He examines the use of simple words like "folk," "eternal," and "to live." Interspersed are personal photographs, newsreel footage of Reich leaders and of life in Germany then, and a few other narrative devices. Although he's dispassionate, Klemperer's fear and dread resonate.
Credits
- Directed by : Stan Neumann
- Producer : Stan Neumann
- Producing company : Les Films d'Ici
Technical details
- Printed format :
- Sound mix : Stéréo 2.0
- Year of production : 2004
- French release date : 15 November 2004
- Category : Feature film
- Color : Black and White / Colors
- Language :