Documentary ·History ·TV Movie · France · 2023 · 56m

Inside a Nazi Mind: The Kindly Ones by Jonathan Littell

Un écrivain dans l'enfer nazi : « Les Bienveillantes » de Jonathan Littell

Director

Cast

Rainer Sievert as Maximilian Aue (voice) Aurélia Petit as Self - Narrator (voice) Samuel Blumenfeld as Self - Journalist Aurélie Barjonet as Self - Literature Scholar Pierre Nora as Self - Historian Rony Brauman as Self - Physician

Crew

Alberto Marquardt — Director of Photography Mélanie Brun — Editor Jean-Christophe Klotz — Original Music Composer Jean-Christophe Klotz — Writer Estelle Fialon — Producer

Synopsis

An analysis of The Kindly Ones, Jonathan Littell's controversial novel, published in 2006, which dissects the ruthless mechanisms of the Shoah from the detached point of view of Maximilian Aue, a high-ranking Nazi officer.

Mood & Themes

literature holocaust (shoah)world war ii portrait of an artist controversial artist controversial book literature history french literature grands romans du scandale

Key Collaborators

Jean-Christophe Klotz Director Alberto Marquardt Director of Photography Mélanie Brun Editor Jean-Christophe Klotz Original Music Composer Jean-Christophe Klotz Writer Estelle Fialon Producer

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