The restless conscience
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | The restless conscience |
| Original title | The Restless Conscience: Resistance to Hitler Within Germany 1933-1945 |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1991 |
| length | 90 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Hava Kohav Beller |
| script | Hava Kohav Beller |
| music | Elliot Sokolov |
| camera | Volker Rodde , Martin Schaer , Gabor Bagyoni |
| cut | Tonicka Janek , Juliet Weber |
The restless conscience (original title: The Restless Conscience: Resistance to Hitler Within Germany 1933-1945 ) is an American documentary by the German director Hava Kohav Beller from 1991. On July 19, 1992, the German premiere took place on ZDF .
content
The film is dedicated to the different motivations of civilian ( Kreisau district ) and military ( persons of July 20, 1944 ) resistance fighters against National Socialism . Extensive archive material ( newsreel ) was viewed and interviews with contemporary witnesses were conducted over a long period, among other things. with the Wehrmacht officers Axel von dem Bussche and Ewald-Heinrich von Kleist .
financing
The film has received financial support from the National Endowment for the Humanities , the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation .
reception
The film was reviewed worldwide in the German, American, British and Israeli press, among others.
In the New York Times , film critic Janet Maslin described it as "moving" and "exciting".
According to Christine Brinck ( Süddeutsche Zeitung ), the director “thoroughly researched the topic, identified and questioned key figures in the resistance, interviewed widows and relatives, and viewed archive material. The result impressively documents that the resistance was not only concentrated in the figure of Count Stauffenberg. "
Awards
- 1991: Nomination for the Grand Jury Prize - Best Documentary at the Sundance Film Festival
- 1992: Nomination for an Oscar in the category Best Documentary
interview
- Andreas Roeckl: The two pictures. of a country Hava Kohav Beller about her film about the resistance against Hitler. In: Süddeutsche Zeitung , November 16, 1998, p. 18.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Janet Maslin : The Restless Conscience (1992) Review / Film; Conscience In a Time Of Madness . In: The New York Times , February 7, 1992.
- ^ The restless conscience , Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung , June 20, 2007.
- ↑ Christine Brinck : An illuminating document . In: Süddeutsche Zeitung , March 26, 1992, p. ???.