Human Remains (1998)

Film clips of the 20th century's great dictators with narration in first person combine to form a fascinating portrait of power and evil.

Director:

Jay Rosenblatt

Writer:

Jay Rosenblatt

Stars:

Eva Braun, Francisco Franco, Adolf Hitler

9 wins & 1 nomination.

Cast

Credited cast:
Eva Braun	...	Herself (archive footage)
Francisco Franco	...	Himself (archive footage)
Adolf Hitler	...	Himself (archive footage)
V.I. Lenin	...	Himself (archive footage)
Zedong Mao	...	Himself (archive footage)
Benito Mussolini	...	Himself (archive footage)
Joseph Stalin	...	Himself (archive footage)
Leon Trotsky	...	Himself (archive footage)
Paul von Hindenburg	...	Himself (archive footage)

Storyline

We see a gravedigger's shovel at work. Then, we watch archival footage that, for the most part, is up close and personal scenes of Hitler, Mussolini, Stalin, Franco, and Mao. In the background, a voice in German, Italian, Russian, Spanish, and Chinese speaks in the first person, narrating an autobiography; another voice gives a simultaneous translation in English. Often we see them with children or young women. They are braggarts. The editing is droll; the words and images combine to satiric effect.

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Plot Keywords:

reference to adolf hitler | home movie footage | josef stalin | benito mussolini | mao tse tung | 

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Genres:

Documentary | Short

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Details

Official Sites:

Jay Rosenblatt Films

Country:

USA

Release Date:

January 1998 (USA)

Also Known As:

Anthropina apomeinaria

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min

Color:

Black and White

User Reviews

Powerful

What a fascinating, disturbing view of former world leaders.

The audience was spellbound. The graphics wonderful, editing perfect, professional all the way around.

The most powerful movie I saw at Sundance.