There is a Netflix movie "Final Account" with interviews of the last living germans alive in the 1930's. Lots of gems of all kinds in it.
Of course its got the usual nonsense but look past that. For example ignore the constant sad sounding stringed instruments. (I imagined how different it would be to rescore those images of the cities with happy music).
Also remember that no one can talk freely during this documentary because there are strict laws in Germany that would put these people in prison. Sometimes they even reference those laws. (One old guy says "oh that would be against the law" and changes his words. One youth at the table speaks out and talks about those laws to the old man who is also not free to speak and must play his part and gets angry with the young man who won't show his face while talking but calls out the old man for "going soft on camera') None the less the truth sometimes comes out.
Also notice how so many living near the POW camps talk about how people were working not dying. ( and why are they called "concentration camps"? More weird nomenclature nonsense meant to envoke some special horrible impression rather than no different than the holding camps every country including the USA had.)
Anyway. Very interesting to hear some truths come out overtly and between the lines. Also hearing them talk about the wonderful youth activities and how they still like the songs today.
And of course its made by a guy who claims to be a Jew who lost all his grandparents but somehow was born. None the less lots of unintentional gems in this documentary.
There is a Netflix movie "Final Account" with interviews of the last living germans alive in the 1930's. Lots of gems of all kinds in it.
Of course its got the usual nonsense but look past that. For example ignore the constant sad sounding stringed instruments. (I imagined how different it would be to rescore those images of the cities with happy music).
Also remember that no one can talk freely during this documentary because there are strict laws in Germany that would put these people in prison. Sometimes they even reference those laws. (One old guy says "oh that would be against the law" and changes his words. One youth at the table speaks out and talks about those laws to the old man who is also not free to speak and must play his part and gets angry with the young man who won't show his face while talking but calls out the old man for "going soft on camera') None the less the truth sometimes comes out.
Also notice how so many living near the POW camps talk about how people were working not dying. ( and why are they called "concentration camps"? More weird nomenclature nonsense meant to envoke some special horrible impression rather than no different than the holding camps every country including the USA had.)
Anyway. Very interesting to hear some truths come out overtly and between the lines. Also hearing them talk about the wonderful youth activities and how they still like the songs today.
And of course its made by a guy who claims to be a Jew who lost all his grandparents but somehow was born. None the less lots of unintentional gems in this documentary.
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