Au
nom du Führer and
the abriged version Des enfants derrière des barbelés
A glimpse of how the Third Reich treated children.
On the one hand, German children, whose fate was to be
manipulated so they became perfect Nazis. On the other, "non-Aryan" children
of all nationalities, ill-treated, imprisoned, exterminated.
4 Special Features, including a chronicle of the years
1933 to 1945 and a press review.
La petite peau-blanche devait courber
la tête devant
l'Empereur Hirohito The first part deals with imprisonment
in the Japanese camps in the Dutch East Indies, now Indonesia.
The second part describes the concealment of Japan's
military regime and the total silence on Emperor Hirohito's
role during the Pacific War. 3 Special Features.
Laissez-moi au moins un peu de soleil Children's drawings
of the city of the future. See "Là où toussent
les petits oiseaux" above.
Combattre pour nos droits A documentary on the great
1960-1961 strike in Belgium, known abroad as "the
strike of the century", which chronicles the struggle
of a million strikers who for five weeks demonstrated
against the "Loi Unique". 4 Special Features.
Breendonk. Dialogue ouvert A meeting between high school
pupils and resistance members who were imprisoned in
the SS camp at the Fort of Breendonk in Belgium, with
discussions in the Fort on its past, present and future.
4 Special Features, including a short film on the camp.
Allemagne terminus Est
The former German Demoncratic Republic and the
Berlin Wall seen through the eyes of a foreigner.
3 Special Features.
Savoir Pourquoi Only the historical part of this film,
i.e. from the rise of the Nazi dictatorship, including
the Second World War. The film's originality lies in
the way it shifts between "degenerate art" and
Nazi art.
A documentary in four parts, each lasting 60 minutes.
2 DVDs. 3 Special Features.
I - Le triomphe des bourreaux (The killers triumph),
1918 - 1933.
II - La fête de la soumission (The feast of submission),
1933 - 1935.
III - La fête de la tromperie (The feast of deceit),
1936 - 1939.
IV - Seul l'être humain peut être inhumain
(Only human beings can be inhuman), 1940 - 1945.
Un jour les témoins disparaîtront A true
documentary, and not just a report, on a three-day study
to Auschwitz / Birkenau by 120 young university students
accompanied by 10 survivors, and their discussions during
the visit on racism, dictatorship, solidarity and ethics.
Over the years this film has become a valuable teaching,
educational and historical tool. 5 Special Features.
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