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Night and Fog

1956 · 32 min

A solemn, unflinching meditation on atrocity that juxtaposes serene present-day ruins with harrowing archival footage, demanding quiet reflection.

Overview
Filmmaker Alain Resnais documents the atrocities behind the walls of Hitler's concentration camps.
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Tone
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • death
  • violence
  • war
  • guilt
  • memory
Places
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror7
Humour0
Realism10
Romance0
Tension6
Darkness10
Complexity6
Emotional weight10

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Details

Genres
documentary, history
Directed by
Alain Resnais
Written by
Jean Cayrol
Starring
Michel Bouquet, Reinhard Heydrich, Heinrich Himmler, Adolf Hitler, Julius Streicher
Music
Hanns Eisler
Cinematography
Ghislain Cloquet, Sacha Vierny
Runtime
32 min
Country
France
Languages
French

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