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FILM

Leading Holocaust film expert, Professor Rich Brownstein of Yad Vashem, categorises Holocaust films along two key dimensions (and within each, provides further sub-categorisation based on ethnicity/role and time period):
 

A.  HOLOCAUST-CENTRED FILMS
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B.  TANGENTIAL HOLOCAUST FILMS
(not expressly focused on the genocide of European Jews by the  Nazis, but touch on the plight of Jews during World War II)
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Professor Brownstein’s list of the Most Culturally Significant Holocaust Films (as of 2018) - by category
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Holocaust Cinema Complete:
A History and Analysis of 400 Films, with a Teaching Guide

By Rich Brownstein
Forewords by Tim Blake Nelson; Michael Berenbaum & Edward Jacobs;Walter Reich; and David Zucker


Holocaust cinema is so venerated that one-third of all American Holocaust films have been nominated for at least one Oscar. Nonetheless, most Holocaust films have fallen through the cracks, while others have spawned controversy or even outrage. This book explains these trends—and many others—in a complete guide to 400+ Holocaust films and made-for-television movies.

From Anne Frank to Schindler’s List to Jojo Rabbit, Holocaust films are put into historical and artistic perspective and are discussed through many lenses: historically, chronologically, thematically, sociologically, geographically and individually. The filmmakers behind these films are also contextualized, including Charlie Chaplin, Sidney Lumet, Woody Allen, Quentin Tarantino, Steven Spielberg and Roman Polanski. This book also includes recommendations and reviews of the 50 best Holocaust films, an educational guide, and a detailed listing of each Holocaust film.


To purchase go to BUY NOW
For more information on the book and author go to Holocaust Cinema Complete




Documentaries

Auschwitz: The Nazis and the Final Solution, BBC, written by Laurence Rees, containing new research and perspectives on the Holocaust. Combines rare footage with illustrations and dramatic reconstructions.

Nazis – A Warning from History, Ian Kershaw, BBC’ documentary on the rise and fall of the Third Reich. Kershaw focuses on ordinary German’s and Europeans as collaborators and bystanders

Nicholas Winton – The Power of Good’; the award-winning story of the courage and determination of one man who saved 669 children from the Nazis.

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