Night and Fog

France   d/  Alain Renais

Re-visited this classic from 1955. This film is a case study in economical filmmaking: effectively telling the story of the Nazi madness in 36 minutes.

Written by a survivor of the camps, the voiceover is sometimes lyrical, many times pointed and, in it's world-weary resignation, deeply human, real. Add powerful, unforgettable visuals and you have a film which will be shown as long as people wish to remember their troubled past.

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