In Our Nazi, we are plunged into a situation we barely, and only slowly, understand: the filming of Thomas Harlan’s experimental feature Wundkanal (1984), in which true-life ex-SS officer Alfred Filbert, now very old, is ‘put on trial’ for the camera, without him suspecting what is to come or why he is really there. Kramer’s confronting film is an essay about the sticky complicity of everyone present at this event, each bringing their own history, their own political ideology, their own desires to take revenge, to seek redemption or compassion, or just to put their heads down and ‘get the job done’ professionally, or (in the case of Filbert) to be a star, a part of the magnificent, magical, seductive world of cinema, even if it kills him.
Credits
Our Nazi Cast
| Name |
Character |
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Henri Alekan
He was 74, 92 years old when he died
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as Himself |
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Thomas Harlan
He was 54, 81 years old when he died
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as Himself |
Our Nazi Crew
| Name |
Department |
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Robert Kramer as Director of Photography. He was 44 (60) years old when He died
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Camera |
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Robert Kramer as Director. He was 44 (60) years old when He died
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Directing |
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Robert Kramer as Writer. He was 44 (60) years old when He died
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Writing |
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Henri Alekan as Director of Photography. He was 74 (92) years old when He died
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Camera |
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Thomas Harlan as Writer. He was 54 (81) years old when He died
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Writing |
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Yasha Aginsky as Editor. He was 10 (now 29) years old
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Editing |
