Sorrow and the Pity (Blu-ray)

From its first release at an underground theater in Paris, this account of Frances occupation under the Nazi regimehas been acclaimed as one of the most moving and influential films ever made. Director Marcel Ophuls interviewedthe residents of Clermont-Ferrand who remembered the occupation, as well as government officials, writers,farmers, artists, and German veterans. Here, in their own words, is the story of how ordinary citizens and leadersalike behaved under military siege. Originally refused by French TV, the film garnered international success andacclaim including an Oscar nomination for Best Documentary while shattering the myth of an undivided anduniversally resistant France under the Vichy government. A triumph of on-the-ground filmmaking, The Sorrow andthe Pity (1969) remains gripping, appalling, and exhilarating for its unflinching view of humanity. Marcel Ophuls Visual History (40 minutes, courtesy of Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, 2017 A.M.P.A.S.) | Re-releas