Forty years post-release, Claude Lanzmann's documentary 'Shoah' remains pivotal in Holocaust discourse. A new documentary, 'All I Had Was Nothingness,' unveils the behind-the-scenes struggles of Lanzmann during filming. Director Guillaume Ribot revisits 220 hours of footage, showcasing Lanzmann's persistence despite self-doubt and ethical dilemmas. The outtakes depict Lanzmann confronting Nazi criminals, reflecting the tension between truth and journalistic ethics. As Lanzmann's attempts to interview perpetrators illustrate, societal indifference toward historical atrocities persists, emphasizing the documentary's role in initiating essential conversations about trauma and memory.
We are not at all interested, one German man living in the same apartment building tells the director when informed that Laabs killed 200,000 Jews, adding: What we don't know doesn't interest me at all.
The outtakes reveal unseen insecurities and self-doubt on behalf of an auteur famed for his subsequent grandeur, all while coupled with an earth-shattering persistence and determination.
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