The Last of the Unjust (DVD)
Directed by Claude Lanzmann
In Rome, Claude Lanzmann filmed a series of interviews with Benjamin Murmelstein, the last President of the Jewish Council in the Theresienstadt ghetto in Czechoslovakia, the only "Elder of the Jews" not to have been killed during the war. A rabbi in Vienna, following the annexation of Austria by Germany in 1938, Murmelstein fought bitterly with Adolf Eichmann, week after week for seven years, managing to help around 121,000 Jews leave the country, and preventing the liquidation of the ghetto. 2012. Claude Lanzmann, at 87 – without masking anything of the passage of time on men, but showing the incredible permanence of the locations involved –exhumes these interviews shot in Rome, returning to Theresienstadt, the town “given to the Jews by Hitler”, a so-called model ghetto, but a ghetto of deceit chosen by Adolf Eichmann to dupe the world. We discover the extraordinary personality of Benjamin Murmelstein: a man blessed with a dazzling intelligence and a true courage, which, along with an unrivaled memory, makes him a wonderfully wry, sardonic and authentic storyteller. Through these three periods, from Nisko in Poland to Theresienstadt, and from Vienna to Rome, the film provides an unprecedented insight into the genesis of the Final Solution. It reveals the true face of Eichmann, and exposes without artifice the savage contradictions of the Jewish Councils.
DVD Extras Include:
Interview with director Claude Lanzmann with Colin Keveney (1080p; 4:01) | Trailer
“Fascinating and Impressive...The Last of the Unjust is the portrait of an individual whose actions still defy comprehension, and the self-portrait of an artist consumed by the past.”-- The New York Times
"A historic film." - The New Yorker
"A monumental film." - Film Comment
“Utterly fascinating. A reminder of another way documentaries can be made: simply, agonizingly, without comedy or narcissism, and with unforgettable, almost unbearable power.”-- Esquire Magazine
To read more about Kino Lorber Edu's terms of use and ordering information,
visit Kino Lorber Edu.
Related Products
Country: France
In the last years of the late director Claude Lanzmann's life, he decided to devote a film to four women from four different areas of Eastern Europe with four different destinies, each finding hersel... More
Country: France, France
In the last years of the late director Claude Lanzmann's life, he decided to devote a film to four women from four different areas of Eastern Europe with four different destinies, each finding hersel... More
Country: France, France, U.S.
Commanding a ragtag regiment of frontier fighters Jim Bowie prepares to make a final stand at the famed Fort Alamo against superior forces. More
Country: France, France, U.S., Germany
'The last supper' is a very personal and intimate chamber play - but also a warning letter to a world in which populists and demagogues are on the rise. More
Country: France, France, U.S., Germany, Germany
'The last supper' is a very personal and intimate chamber play - but also a warning letter to a world in which populists and demagogues are on the rise. More
Country: France, France, U.S., Germany, Germany, Australia
The Last Impresario is a portrait of Michael White, the enfant terrible of London's theater world in the 1970s. He is the man responsible for introducing Yoko Ono, Merce Cunningham and Pina Bausch to... More
Country: France, France, U.S., Germany, Germany, Australia, U.S.
A Code Red Release – War is Hell... and to carry out his top-secret mission, one soldier will make a deal with the Devil. Italian fright-master Antonio Margheriti (Cannibal Apocalypse) turned t... More
Country: France, France, U.S., Germany, Germany, Australia, U.S., U.S.
A Code Red Release – War is Hell... and to carry out his top-secret mission, one soldier will make a deal with the Devil. Italian fright-master Antonio Margheriti (Cannibal Apocalypse) turned t... More
Country: France, France, U.S., Germany, Germany, Australia, U.S., U.S., (various)
This documentary explores how one Somali pirate named Mohamed came to live such a brutal and dangerous existence. More
Country: France, France, U.S., Germany, Germany, Australia, U.S., U.S., (various), U.S.
Believing that this precious wisdom belongs to the world, twenty years ago The Dalai Lama challenged a select group of world-renowned Neuroscientists and Mind/Brain researchers to look into the... More
Country: France, France, U.S., Germany, Germany, Australia, U.S., U.S., (various), U.S., Canada
I AM MLK JR. celebrates the life and explores the character of an American icon, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., with interviews from history-changing activists, writers and outspoken celebrities. More
Country: France, France, U.S., Germany, Germany, Australia, U.S., U.S., (various), U.S., Canada, U.S.
The first and only feature-length documentary about infamous Bay Area punk-performer Marian Anderson. More
Country: France, France, U.S., Germany, Germany, Australia, U.S., U.S., (various), U.S., Canada, U.S., U.S.
The Last Resort resurrects Miami Beach of the 1970s, home to a vibrant population of Jewish retirees, through vivid photographs captured by a pair of young artists who dedicated themselves to... More
RT' @shivvy': The incredible team at' @kinolorber' is releasing a 4K restoration of Jacques Doillon's brilliant 1996 film PONETTE on Blu-ray as…
RT' @ventura_blvd': my most anticipated release of the year from' @KinoLorber' and' @KLStudioClassic'' https://t.co/OstlK89695'
Thrilled to bring Rosalynde LeBlanc and Tom Hurwitz’s CAN YOU BRING IT to theaters and virtual cinemas this July, a…' https://t.co/gdKjGPpmvn'
RT' @melsil': '.@KinoLorber' scored North American rights to “Can You Bring It: Bill T. Jones and D-Man in the Waters.” ' https://t.co/YzJCCneIT…'
RT' @dance_edit': Distribution company' @KinoLorber' is planning a July theatrical release for the documentary "Can You Bring It: Bill T. Jones…
RT' @allthatisman1': I'm happy today, more' @KinoLorber' dropped by!' https://t.co/UHrg5M6Zh3'
RT' @r_emmet':' @mattzollerseitz' I produced the' @KinoLorber' Blu-ray - was able to get some archival interviews with the director, star, and DP…
RT' @ChazEbert': The new' @KinoLorber' 4K release of Sergio Leone’s 1966 landmark “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly” is among the highlights in' @…'
Alfred Döblin’s classic Weimar novel gets a stunning update in Burhan Qurbani’s BERLIN ALEXANDERPLATZ, now in theat…' https://t.co/WjlAqExy43'
RT' @burn_amb': Finished working earlier than expected, so I'm watching KISS THE BLOOD OFF MY HANDS, an ultra-bleak 1948 noir with an amazing…
General Inquiries
333 W. 39th St., Ste. 503
New York, NY 10018
Tel. (800) 562-3330
Fax. (212) 714-0871
Press & Media
For publicity assistance and press inquiries please contact us by emailing dninh@kinolorber.com or calling 212-629-6880.
Educational
Please visit our educational site at www.KinoLorberEDU.com
For assistance with educational orders, please contact us at:
Phone:212-629-6880
Fax: 212-714-0871
email: edu@kinolorber.com
