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 RosenblattWriter:Jay Rosenblatt |
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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 RosenblattWriter:Jay Rosenblatt |
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Eva Braun | ... |
Herself
(archive footage)
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Francisco Franco | ... |
Himself
(archive footage)
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| Adolf Hitler | ... |
Himself
(archive footage)
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V.I. Lenin | ... |
Himself
(archive footage)
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Zedong Mao | ... |
Himself
(archive footage)
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Benito Mussolini | ... |
Himself
(archive footage)
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Joseph Stalin | ... |
Himself
(archive footage)
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Leon Trotsky | ... |
Himself
(archive footage)
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Paul von Hindenburg | ... |
Himself
(archive footage)
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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. Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>
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.