The Sorrow and the Pity Movie Review
The Sorrow and the Pity Review
"The Sorrow and the Pity" Overview
Rating: NR
1971
Cast and Crew
Director : Marcel OphülsProducer : Marcel Ophüls
Screenwiter : André Harris,Marcel Ophüls
Starring : Georges Bidault,Matheus Bleibinger,Charles Braun,Maurice Buckmaster,Emile Coulaudon,R. Du Jonchay,Jacques Duclos,Anthony Eden
Marcel Ophüls' exhaustive documentary about the German occupation of France
during WWII is so famous that Woody Allen even honors/ribs it in Annie Hall --
when he takes Diane Keaton's Annie to see the four-hour film on a date. On its
own, The Sorrow and the Pity is probably the ultimate WWII documentary, though
its ultimate point -- that many French people were quite tolerant and
complacent during the occupation, hardly the vicious résistance that history
has bestowed upon them -- tends to get lost in the extremely long and drawn-out
246-minute running time. However, for any history buff, this film is a
must-see. (Try breaking it up into chunks.)
Aka Le Chagrin et la Pitié.
Reviewer: Christopher Null
