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The Troubles We've Seen

1994 · 224 min

A long, thoughtful conversation about war and truth that asks for patience but rewards it with moral seriousness.

Directed by: Marcel Ophüls
Genres: Documentary
Starring: Marcel Ophüls, John Burns, Martha Gellhorn

Overview: We follow Marcel Ophuls' two journeys to Sarajevo in 1993. He is starting a documentary about war correspondants. But this also becomes a reflexion about truth and life. The form consists in many interviews of mostly French and American journalists and reporters of television or newspapers.

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Directed by: Marcel Ophüls
Genres: Documentary
Starring: Marcel Ophüls, John Burns, Martha Gellhorn

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 1 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: war
media
morality
death
memory
Places: big city
military
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: documentary
true story
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Humour	3
Realism	9
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Tension	5
Darkness	7
Complexity	8
Emotional weight	8

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Genres: documentary
Directed by: Marcel Ophüls
Written by: Marcel Ophüls
Starring: Marcel Ophüls, John Burns, Martha Gellhorn, Paul Amar, Philippe Noiret, Christiane Amanpour, Sergio Apollonio, Isabelle Baillancourt
Cinematography: Pierre Boffety, Pierre Milon
Runtime: 224 min
Country: France, Germany, United Kingdom
Languages: German, English, French, Serbo-Croatian

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