The Sorrow and the Pity
General Information
- Original Title
- Le Chagrin et la Pitié
- Author/Creator
- Ophüls, Marcel, director.
- Subtitles
- English
- Published
- 1971.
- Physical Description
- DVD-ROM (260 min.)
- Digital ver. identifier
- HU_OSA_00002907
Contents/Summary
- Summary
- 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.
Subjects
- Genre
- Documentary films
Bibliographic Information
- Title Translation
- The Sorrow and the Pity
- Note
- Verzio Film Festival Submission ; Coproduction: France, Germany, Switzerland
- Library Special Collection
- Verzio Film Festival Submission
Holdings
| Item Type | Current Location | Call Number | Status | Shelving Location | Public Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DVD-ROM | OSA Film Library | FL Record 1248 | Available | - | - |
| Digital film | OSA Film Library | FL Record 1248 (HU_OSA_00002907.mp4) | Available | Access Copy, MP4 format |