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Tag: Rudolf Hss

0 Holocaust Television/Film

The Hösses’ Colonial Paradise - Jonathan Glazer’s <em>The Zone of Interest</em> disrupts the genre of Holocaust cinema by re-situating the Shoah in history.

Jonathan Shamir in Jewish Currents · 21 Aug

Jonathan Glazer's film "The Zone of Interest" disrupts traditional Holocaust cinema by portraying Nazis not as supernatural figures, but as ordinary individuals shaped by social forces.

0 Holocaust Television/Film

Legacy of a monster: the real-life story behind The Zone of Interest

Anne Joseph in Jewish Chronicle · 12 Jul

"The Commandant's Shadow" is a documentary film by Daniela Völker that delves into the real-life story of Hans Jürgen Höss, the son of the commandant of Auschwitz, Rudolf Höss.

0 Holocaust History

‘The Commandant’s Shadow’ tells the true story behind ‘The Zone of Interest’

Jackie Hajdenberg in JTA · 28 May

"The Commandants Shadow" is a new documentary that delves into the lives of the children of Rudolf Hss, the Nazi commandant of Auschwitz, exploring what they knew about the Holocaust.

0 Holocaust Literature

The real Auschwitz commandant — and Yiddish resistance song — behind ‘The Zone of Interest’

Andrew Lapin in JTA · 28 Dec 2023

"The Zone of Interest" is a film directed by Jonathan Glazer that depicts the lives of the Hss family, who lived in a cottage adjacent to the Auschwitz death camp during the Holocaust.

0 Holocaust Literature

The song, and the Holocaust survivor, behind the year’s most stunning moment in film

PJ Grisar in Forward · 19 Dec 2023

The article discusses the song "Sunbeams" and its significance in the film "The Zone of Interest."

0 Holocaust Literature

‘The Zone of Interest’ asks: Why would a family want to live at Auschwitz?

PJGrisar in Forward · 8 Dec 2023

"The Zone of Interest" is a film adaptation of Martin Amis' novel about Rudolf Höss, the commandant of Auschwitz.