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In ‘Mr. Klein,’ A Dark Document Of The French Occupation Muddled By A Story Of Obsession

JL;DR SUMMARY Joseph Losey's 1976 film "Mr. Klein" is a potent exploration of French collaboration and complicity during the Nazi occupation. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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IdentityNazi OccupationVichy RegimeKafkaesqueAlain DelonMoral IndifferenceMr. KleinFrench CollaborationJoseph LoseyVel' D'hiv Roundup

Places mentioned

Paris, France
"On July 16, 1942, Paris lost its Jews."
Auschwitz, Lesser Poland, Poland
"as they awaited transfer by cattle car to Auschwitz."

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