Warner Bros will give documentary The Commandant’s Shadow, in which the son of Auschwitz head Rudolf Höss confronts his father’s legacy, a one-week awards-qualifying theatrical run starting on June 7.
Daniela Völker’s film received a two-day theatrical release via Fathom Events last week after premiering in New York. Now the studio is broadening the footprint into Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco, Miami and New York through a select release.
The Commandant’s Shadow follows 87-year-old Hans Jürgen Höss as he reckons with his family’s horrific past. Höss grew up in the family villa at Auschwitz, adjacent to the camp...
Daniela Völker’s film received a two-day theatrical release via Fathom Events last week after premiering in New York. Now the studio is broadening the footprint into Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco, Miami and New York through a select release.
The Commandant’s Shadow follows 87-year-old Hans Jürgen Höss as he reckons with his family’s horrific past. Höss grew up in the family villa at Auschwitz, adjacent to the camp...
- 6/3/2024
- ScreenDaily
Hideo Kojima, the mastermind Japanese video game designer who also has a never-fulfilling appetite for entertainment through movies and television series, has landed his verdict on another piece of masterwork. And, this time, the project that has received his honest reviews is a 2023-released incredibly in-depth critically commended Holocaust war drama.
Hideo Kojima. | Credit: Lau Anime X/Wikimedia Commons.
The film in the talk is none other than Jonathan Glazer’s masterpiece, The Zone of Interest. In fact, this film has even earned tremendous acclaim from the mastermind Steven Spielberg, who even went on so far as to claim that this was the “best Holocaust movie” created ever since his own 1993 massively popular film of the same genre, Schindler’s List!
Hideo Kojima Lands His Verdict on The Zone of Interest
Although he is a video game designer famous for creating pieces like the Metal Gear Solid series, Hideo Kojima is...
Hideo Kojima. | Credit: Lau Anime X/Wikimedia Commons.
The film in the talk is none other than Jonathan Glazer’s masterpiece, The Zone of Interest. In fact, this film has even earned tremendous acclaim from the mastermind Steven Spielberg, who even went on so far as to claim that this was the “best Holocaust movie” created ever since his own 1993 massively popular film of the same genre, Schindler’s List!
Hideo Kojima Lands His Verdict on The Zone of Interest
Although he is a video game designer famous for creating pieces like the Metal Gear Solid series, Hideo Kojima is...
- 5/14/2024
- by Mahin Sultan
- FandomWire
The true story of the haunting legacy of the Höss family is revealed in documentary “The Commandant’s Shadow.”
The Höss clan was fictionally captured in Jonathan Glazer’s Academy Award-winning “The Zone of Interest.” Now, the family that inspired the disturbing saga is followed in a Warner Bros. Pictures and HBO Documentary Films feature written, produced, and directed by Daniela Völker.
“The Commandant’s Shadow” follows Hans Jürgen Höss, the 87-year-old son of Rudolf Höss, as he faces his father’s terrible legacy for the first time. His father was the Camp Commandant of Auschwitz and masterminded the murder of over a million Jews. The documentary centers on two stories, one of Auschwitz survivor Anita Lasker-Wallfisch and another of Höss recalling his own childhood in the family villa at Auschwitz. The two meet 80 years later, marking the “first time the descendant of a major war criminal meets a survivor in such a private and intimate setting,...
The Höss clan was fictionally captured in Jonathan Glazer’s Academy Award-winning “The Zone of Interest.” Now, the family that inspired the disturbing saga is followed in a Warner Bros. Pictures and HBO Documentary Films feature written, produced, and directed by Daniela Völker.
“The Commandant’s Shadow” follows Hans Jürgen Höss, the 87-year-old son of Rudolf Höss, as he faces his father’s terrible legacy for the first time. His father was the Camp Commandant of Auschwitz and masterminded the murder of over a million Jews. The documentary centers on two stories, one of Auschwitz survivor Anita Lasker-Wallfisch and another of Höss recalling his own childhood in the family villa at Auschwitz. The two meet 80 years later, marking the “first time the descendant of a major war criminal meets a survivor in such a private and intimate setting,...
- 5/6/2024
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
‘The Commandant’s Shadow’ Trailer: New Documentary Tells True Story That Inspired ‘Zone Of Interest’
Without a doubt, “The Zone of Interest” is one of the most decorated films of the last year. In addition to being our #1 movie of 2023, the Holocaust drama would go on to win the Oscar for Best International Film (complete with one of the most controversial acceptance speeches of the past several years). Regardless of what you might think about Jonathan Glazer’s film, the story behind it is inspired by a true story, which is explored in the new documentary, “The Commandant’s Shadow.”
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Directed by Daniela Völker, “The Commandant’s Shadow,” as seen in the new trailer, tells the story of Hans Jürgen Höss, the son of Rudolf Höss, who served as the Camp Commandant at Auschwitz.
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Directed by Daniela Völker, “The Commandant’s Shadow,” as seen in the new trailer, tells the story of Hans Jürgen Höss, the son of Rudolf Höss, who served as the Camp Commandant at Auschwitz.
Continue reading ‘The Commandant’s Shadow’ Trailer: New Documentary Tells True Story That Inspired ‘Zone Of Interest’ at The Playlist.
- 5/6/2024
- by Martin Miller
- The Playlist
"Two lives. Two stories. One wall that divided them." Warner Bros has unveiled a trailer for a documentary film titled The Commandant's Shadow, arriving in theaters this summer. It's showing for two nights at the end of May before launching on VOD to watch at home. Witness the historic moment over 70 years after the Holocaust when the son of the Commandant of Auschwitz meets an incredible survivor. It introduces us to the real Rudolf Höss and his family, the exact same family seen in The Zone of Interest film from last year. The focus is on his 87-year-old son Hans Jürgen Höss, who has to reckon with his father's dark legacy. The film features original excerpts of Rudolf Höss' long-forgotten autobiography, written shortly before his execution. His words are the ultimate proof of what happened at Auschwitz, from the perpetrator himself, countering denial and ignorance of the Holocaust. This compelling...
- 5/6/2024
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Fathom Events is partnering with Warner Bros. Pictures in bringing filmmaker Daniela Völker’s timely and poignant documentary The Commandant’s Shadow to theaters across the U.S. on Wednesday, May 29, 2024, with an encore presentation the following day.
Screenings for this very special event will be available in 500+ theaters across the Fathom network of cinemas. Tickets go on sale from today at Fathom Events and participating theater box offices.
The Commandant’s Shadow follows Hans Jürgen Höss, the 87-year-old son of Rudolf Höss, as he faces his father’s terrible legacy for the first time. His father was the Camp Commandant of Auschwitz and masterminded the murder of over a million Jews.
Höss and his family’s lives were recently fictionalized in the Academy Award-winning The Zone of Interest. Now, The Commandant’s Shadow tells the story of the real people who lived on-site at Höss’s death camp.
While Hans Jurgen Höss...
Screenings for this very special event will be available in 500+ theaters across the Fathom network of cinemas. Tickets go on sale from today at Fathom Events and participating theater box offices.
The Commandant’s Shadow follows Hans Jürgen Höss, the 87-year-old son of Rudolf Höss, as he faces his father’s terrible legacy for the first time. His father was the Camp Commandant of Auschwitz and masterminded the murder of over a million Jews.
Höss and his family’s lives were recently fictionalized in the Academy Award-winning The Zone of Interest. Now, The Commandant’s Shadow tells the story of the real people who lived on-site at Höss’s death camp.
While Hans Jurgen Höss...
- 4/26/2024
- by Mirko Parlevliet
- Vital Thrills
Warner Bros. and HBO have acquired rights to “The Commandant’s Shadow,” a documentary based on the real life Höss family from “The Zone of Interest.” The film comes to theaters May 29 through a partnership with Fathom Events.
According to an official logline, “The Commandant’s Shadow”, “follows Hans Jürgen Höss, the 87-year-old son of Rudolf Höss, as he faces his father’s terrible legacy for the first time. His father was the Camp Commandant of Auschwitz and masterminded the murder of over a million Jews; the life of Höss and his family was recently fictionalized in the Academy Award-winning ‘The Zone of Interest.’ Now, ‘The Commandant’s Shadow’ tells the story of the real people who lived on site at Höss’s death camp.”
“We are always looking for opportunities to partner with our friends at Fathom, and ‘The Commandant’s Shadow’ is especially worthy of this kind of event-ized theatrical release.” said Jeff Goldstein,...
According to an official logline, “The Commandant’s Shadow”, “follows Hans Jürgen Höss, the 87-year-old son of Rudolf Höss, as he faces his father’s terrible legacy for the first time. His father was the Camp Commandant of Auschwitz and masterminded the murder of over a million Jews; the life of Höss and his family was recently fictionalized in the Academy Award-winning ‘The Zone of Interest.’ Now, ‘The Commandant’s Shadow’ tells the story of the real people who lived on site at Höss’s death camp.”
“We are always looking for opportunities to partner with our friends at Fathom, and ‘The Commandant’s Shadow’ is especially worthy of this kind of event-ized theatrical release.” said Jeff Goldstein,...
- 4/26/2024
- by Jazz Tangcay, Lexi Carson and Jack Dunn
- Variety Film + TV
Fathom Events will partner with Warner Bros. Pictures in bringing filmmaker Daniela Völker’s documentary The Commandant’s Shadow to theaters across the U.S. on Wednesday, May 29, 2024, with an encore presentation the following day. Screenings will be available in 500+ theaters across the Fathom network of cinemas. Tickets go on sale from today at Fathom Events and participating theater box offices.
The Commandant’s Shadow follows Hans Jürgen Höss, the 87-year-old son of Rudolf Höss, as he faces his father’s terrible legacy for the first time. His father was the Camp Commandant of Auschwitz and masterminded the murder of over a million Jews; the life of Höss and his family was recently fictionalized in the Academy Award-winning The Zone of Interest. Now, The Commandant’s Shadow tells the story of the real people who lived on site at Höss’s death camp.
While Hans Jurgen Höss enjoyed a happy childhood in the family villa at Auschwitz,...
The Commandant’s Shadow follows Hans Jürgen Höss, the 87-year-old son of Rudolf Höss, as he faces his father’s terrible legacy for the first time. His father was the Camp Commandant of Auschwitz and masterminded the murder of over a million Jews; the life of Höss and his family was recently fictionalized in the Academy Award-winning The Zone of Interest. Now, The Commandant’s Shadow tells the story of the real people who lived on site at Höss’s death camp.
While Hans Jurgen Höss enjoyed a happy childhood in the family villa at Auschwitz,...
- 4/26/2024
- by The Deadline Team
- Deadline Film + TV
Holocaust movies don't come around nearly as often as, say, spy dramas or rom-coms about ugly duckling teens. That's probably because the pressure to get it right is so high – Holocaust movies deal with the absolute worst of humanity, and you can never get away from the fact these were real people.
However, Hollywood's latest Holocaust drama was not only nominated for five Academy Awards, it's now also beaten out thousands of other titles to become the most-watched title across streaming services.
Coming Out At Number One
During the week of April 4 to 11, there were a number of big-ticket movies and shows that became available to stream for the first time. That includes Ewan McGregor's new series A Gentleman in Moscow, the Oscar-winning movie Poor Things, and the new Thomas Ripley series starring Andrew Scott.
It might seem unlikely that an untraditionally structured Holocaust drama could beat out all of these big names,...
However, Hollywood's latest Holocaust drama was not only nominated for five Academy Awards, it's now also beaten out thousands of other titles to become the most-watched title across streaming services.
Coming Out At Number One
During the week of April 4 to 11, there were a number of big-ticket movies and shows that became available to stream for the first time. That includes Ewan McGregor's new series A Gentleman in Moscow, the Oscar-winning movie Poor Things, and the new Thomas Ripley series starring Andrew Scott.
It might seem unlikely that an untraditionally structured Holocaust drama could beat out all of these big names,...
- 4/22/2024
- by louise.everitt@startefacts.com (Louise Everitt)
- STartefacts.com
Her father was Rudolf Höss, the camp’s commandant. He was arrested by the Jewish great-uncle of the writer Thomas Harding, to whom Brigitte gave this, her final interview – and confession
It was the morning of 16 December 2021, a week before Christmas. Across from me sat Brigitte, the daughter of Rudolf Höss, the commandant of Auschwitz. I was here to ask what life was like next to the camp.
Brigitte was 88 years old. With pale lips, thin arms and wisps of white hair, she was frailer than she had been the last time I saw her. Her voice was weaker too, her speech more languid and halting. But she was still able to think clearly and her eyes still sparkled with life.
It was the morning of 16 December 2021, a week before Christmas. Across from me sat Brigitte, the daughter of Rudolf Höss, the commandant of Auschwitz. I was here to ask what life was like next to the camp.
Brigitte was 88 years old. With pale lips, thin arms and wisps of white hair, she was frailer than she had been the last time I saw her. Her voice was weaker too, her speech more languid and halting. But she was still able to think clearly and her eyes still sparkled with life.
- 3/24/2024
- by Thomas Harding
- The Guardian - Film News
With two films nominated for multiple Oscars at the 96th Academy Award, 2023 is perhaps the best year in Sandra Hüller’s decades-long career. Apart from Jonathan Glazer’s The Zone of Interest, which won Best Sound and Best International Feature Film, the German thespian performed alongside Swann Arlaud and Milo Machado-Graner in Justine Triet’s Anatomy of a Fall. She played the wife of Nazi officer Rudolf Höss in Glazer’s adaptation of Martin Amis’ 2014 Holocaust novel and a novelist facing trial for the murder of her husband in Triet’s legal drama. The latter earned Sandra Hüller her first Academy Award nomination
The post 5 Things You Didn’t Know About The Zone of Interest Actress Sandra Hüller first appeared on TVovermind.
The post 5 Things You Didn’t Know About The Zone of Interest Actress Sandra Hüller first appeared on TVovermind.
- 3/23/2024
- by Banks Onuoha
- TVovermind.com
Christian Friedel’s career has gained renewed attention with his portrayal of Nazi officer Rudolf Höss in Jonathan Glazer’s The Zone of Interest. He stars alongside Sandra Hüller in the historical drama based on Martin Amis’ 2014 novel of the same title. Friedel’s role earned him the 2023 Breakthrough Performance Award at the Montclair Film Festival. He was also nominated for Astra Film Awards’ Best International Actor for 2024, among dozens of other coveted awards the movie bagged. This includes five nominations at the 96th Academy Awards. The Zone of Interest tells a compelling Holocaust story without the typical, overt depiction
The post Who Is The Zone of Interest’s Actor Christian Friedel? first appeared on TVovermind.
The post Who Is The Zone of Interest’s Actor Christian Friedel? first appeared on TVovermind.
- 3/21/2024
- by Banks Onuoha
- TVovermind.com
Updated with more signatories: Reaction continues to The Zone of Interest director Jonathan Glazer’s acceptance speech after his film won the Oscar for Best International Feature Film this month.
Some 1,215 Jewish show business professionals now have signed a letter denouncing the filmmaker’s speech, in which he decried the “dehumanization” of the October 7 attack on Israel by Hamas. See the updated full list below.
“We refute our Jewishness being hijacked for the purpose of drawing a moral equivalence between a Nazi regime that sought to exterminate a race of people, and an Israeli nation that seeks to avert its own extermination,” the letter states (read it in full in full below).
This list includes among its signatories Eli Roth and Amy Sherman-Palladino, Amy Pascal, Debra Messing, Gail Berman, Hawk Koch, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Gary Barber, Lawrence Bender, Tovah Feldshuh and Rod Lurie.
You can watch Glazer’s speech here,...
Some 1,215 Jewish show business professionals now have signed a letter denouncing the filmmaker’s speech, in which he decried the “dehumanization” of the October 7 attack on Israel by Hamas. See the updated full list below.
“We refute our Jewishness being hijacked for the purpose of drawing a moral equivalence between a Nazi regime that sought to exterminate a race of people, and an Israeli nation that seeks to avert its own extermination,” the letter states (read it in full in full below).
This list includes among its signatories Eli Roth and Amy Sherman-Palladino, Amy Pascal, Debra Messing, Gail Berman, Hawk Koch, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Gary Barber, Lawrence Bender, Tovah Feldshuh and Rod Lurie.
You can watch Glazer’s speech here,...
- 3/20/2024
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
Sandra Hüller, a celebrated German actress known for her versatile roles, initially gave a hard pass to playing a fascist character. However, she was eventually convinced to take on the role of Hedwig, a fascist wife, in the film The Zone of Interest.
A still from The Zone of Interest (2023)
The movie centers around fictionalized portrayals of the Auschwitz commandant Rudolf Höss and his family, showing how they continue with their daily lives while residing next to the death camps.
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The film even clinched two Oscars this year at the 96th Academy Awards—one for the best international film and another for the best sound category.
Why Sandra Hüller was Hesitant of Playing a Nazi Character?
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Sandra Hüller has “always refused to play Fascists”—which,...
A still from The Zone of Interest (2023)
The movie centers around fictionalized portrayals of the Auschwitz commandant Rudolf Höss and his family, showing how they continue with their daily lives while residing next to the death camps.
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The film even clinched two Oscars this year at the 96th Academy Awards—one for the best international film and another for the best sound category.
Why Sandra Hüller was Hesitant of Playing a Nazi Character?
Sandra Hüller as Nora in Exile
Sandra Hüller has “always refused to play Fascists”—which,...
- 3/16/2024
- by Shreya Jha
- FandomWire
Jonathan Glazer’s Oscar acceptance speech has evoked strong criticism from the public. Now, The Zone of Interest executive producer and co-financier Danny Cohen broke his silence and expressed disagreement with the director.
He acknowledged the filmmaker’s talent and the success of his latest project. However, Glazer went on to remark that it was also imperative to recognize that his speech had offended the public.
Jonathan Glazer’s The Zone of Interest The Zone of Interest’s Danny Cohen Speaks Against Jonathan Glazer’s Oscar Speech
Speaking on the Unholy podcast, the president of Access Entertainment Danny Cohen revealed his sentiments about the latest issue in Jonathan Glazer’s speech.
“It’s really important to recognize [the speech has] upset a lot of people and a lot of people feel upset and angry about it. And I understand that anger frankly.”
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He acknowledged the filmmaker’s talent and the success of his latest project. However, Glazer went on to remark that it was also imperative to recognize that his speech had offended the public.
Jonathan Glazer’s The Zone of Interest The Zone of Interest’s Danny Cohen Speaks Against Jonathan Glazer’s Oscar Speech
Speaking on the Unholy podcast, the president of Access Entertainment Danny Cohen revealed his sentiments about the latest issue in Jonathan Glazer’s speech.
“It’s really important to recognize [the speech has] upset a lot of people and a lot of people feel upset and angry about it. And I understand that anger frankly.”
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- 3/15/2024
- by Ariane Cruz
- FandomWire
The controversy that erupted over ‘The Zone of Interest’ director Jonathan Glazer’s Oscars acceptance speech snowballed on Friday with the Holocaust film’s executive producer Danny Cohen becoming the first member of its production team saying, “I just fundamentally disagree with Jonathan”, reports ‘Variety’.
Accepting the Academy Award on Sunday evening for best international film, Glazer delivered a set of pre-written remarks in which he compared his film to the ongoing conflict in Gaza. He was accompanied on stage by producer James Wilson and executive producer Len Blavatnik.
“All our choices were made to reflect and confront us in the present, not to say look at what they did then, but rather look at what we do now,” Glazer said, according to the Academy’s official transcript of the speech as quoted by ‘Variety’.
“Our film shows where dehumanisation leads at its worst. It has shaped all of our past and present,...
Accepting the Academy Award on Sunday evening for best international film, Glazer delivered a set of pre-written remarks in which he compared his film to the ongoing conflict in Gaza. He was accompanied on stage by producer James Wilson and executive producer Len Blavatnik.
“All our choices were made to reflect and confront us in the present, not to say look at what they did then, but rather look at what we do now,” Glazer said, according to the Academy’s official transcript of the speech as quoted by ‘Variety’.
“Our film shows where dehumanisation leads at its worst. It has shaped all of our past and present,...
- 3/15/2024
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
Danny Cohen, executive producer of Jonathan Glazer’s Holocaust drama The Zone Of Interest, has said he “fundamentally disagrees” with the director’s politically-orientated Oscars acceptance speech.
Accepting the International Feature Oscar last Sunday, Glazer spoke at length and highlighted what he described as the shared ideology behind the film’s subject matter and contemporary world events.
“All our choices were made to reflect and confront us in the present — not to say, ‘Look what they did then,’ rather, ‘Look what we do now.’ Our film shows where dehumanization leads at its worst. It shaped all of our past and present,” Glazer said.
“Right now, we stand here as men who refute their Jewishness and the Holocaust being hijacked by an occupation, which has led to conflict for so many innocent people. Whether the victims of October the. Whether the victims of October the 7th in Israel or the ongoing attack on Gaza,...
Accepting the International Feature Oscar last Sunday, Glazer spoke at length and highlighted what he described as the shared ideology behind the film’s subject matter and contemporary world events.
“All our choices were made to reflect and confront us in the present — not to say, ‘Look what they did then,’ rather, ‘Look what we do now.’ Our film shows where dehumanization leads at its worst. It shaped all of our past and present,” Glazer said.
“Right now, we stand here as men who refute their Jewishness and the Holocaust being hijacked by an occupation, which has led to conflict for so many innocent people. Whether the victims of October the. Whether the victims of October the 7th in Israel or the ongoing attack on Gaza,...
- 3/15/2024
- by Zac Ntim
- Deadline Film + TV
“The Zone of Interest” executive producer Danny Cohen has become the first member of the film’s production team to publicly address director Jonathan Glazer’s Oscars speech, saying “I just fundamentally disagree with Jonathan.”
While accepting the Academy Award on Sunday evening for best international film, Glazer delivered a set of pre-written remarks in which he compared his Holocaust film to the current conflict in Gaza. He was accompanied on stage by producer James Wilson and executive producer Len Blavatnik.
“All our choices were made to reflect and confront us in the present, not to say look what they did then, but rather look what we do now,” he said, according to the Academy’s official transcript of the speech. “Our film shows where dehumanization leads at its worst. It’s shaped all of our past and present. Right now, we stand here as men who refute their Jewishness...
While accepting the Academy Award on Sunday evening for best international film, Glazer delivered a set of pre-written remarks in which he compared his Holocaust film to the current conflict in Gaza. He was accompanied on stage by producer James Wilson and executive producer Len Blavatnik.
“All our choices were made to reflect and confront us in the present, not to say look what they did then, but rather look what we do now,” he said, according to the Academy’s official transcript of the speech. “Our film shows where dehumanization leads at its worst. It’s shaped all of our past and present. Right now, we stand here as men who refute their Jewishness...
- 3/15/2024
- by K.J. Yossman
- Variety Film + TV
Many Hollywood celebrities have been expressing their opinions on social media regarding the Israel-Palestine conflict, and many are also suffering from immediate backlash from the public. Oscar-winning actress Susan Sarandon, for one, endured several criticism following her previous remarks.
Susan Sarandon in Stepmom
Meanwhile, Jonathan Glazer’s speech at the Oscars evoked fierce reactions from people, especially the US Holocaust Survivors’ Foundation. According to the group, his message was “morally indefensible.”
Susan Sarandon Apologized For Controversial Remarks Involving Israel and Palestine
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Susan Sarandon was heavily criticized for her statement about the ongoing war between Israel and Palestine. As a consequence, she has been dropped by her agency for making shocking comments during a rally in New York City (via Fox News):
“There are a lot of people that are afraid, that are afraid of being Jewish at this time, and are getting a...
Susan Sarandon in Stepmom
Meanwhile, Jonathan Glazer’s speech at the Oscars evoked fierce reactions from people, especially the US Holocaust Survivors’ Foundation. According to the group, his message was “morally indefensible.”
Susan Sarandon Apologized For Controversial Remarks Involving Israel and Palestine
Susan Sarandon in Dead Man Walking
Susan Sarandon was heavily criticized for her statement about the ongoing war between Israel and Palestine. As a consequence, she has been dropped by her agency for making shocking comments during a rally in New York City (via Fox News):
“There are a lot of people that are afraid, that are afraid of being Jewish at this time, and are getting a...
- 3/14/2024
- by Ariane Cruz
- FandomWire
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“The Zone of Interest,” which won best international feature and best sound at the Oscars this past Sunday, will become available to stream from home next month.
The film arrives on Max on April 5, and is also currently available to rent/purchase on Prime Video and Apple TV+.
stream soon: zone of interest on max $9.99/Month
Jonathan Glazer’s acclaimed film centers around Commandant Rudolf Höss (Christian Friedel) and his wife Hedwig (Sandra Huller) who live a “dream life” with their children in a seemingly-perfect home — except for the fact that it’s directly next door to the Auschwitz concentration camp.
It’s the latest Holocaust movie to receive love from the Academy. The film went into the Oscars with five nominations, including best picture and international feature — the...
“The Zone of Interest,” which won best international feature and best sound at the Oscars this past Sunday, will become available to stream from home next month.
The film arrives on Max on April 5, and is also currently available to rent/purchase on Prime Video and Apple TV+.
stream soon: zone of interest on max $9.99/Month
Jonathan Glazer’s acclaimed film centers around Commandant Rudolf Höss (Christian Friedel) and his wife Hedwig (Sandra Huller) who live a “dream life” with their children in a seemingly-perfect home — except for the fact that it’s directly next door to the Auschwitz concentration camp.
It’s the latest Holocaust movie to receive love from the Academy. The film went into the Oscars with five nominations, including best picture and international feature — the...
- 3/13/2024
- by Anna Tingley
- Variety Film + TV
One of the biggest talking points of Oscar night was “The Zone of Interest” director Jonathan Glazer’s powerful yet controversial acceptance speech about the Holocaust “being hijacked by an occupation” in reference to the October 7 attack by Hamas and the ongoing conflict in Gaza.
Not long after “The Zone of Interest” won Best International Feature Film and Glazer’s speech aired live, some onlookers online wondered why the Academy had uploaded video clips throughout the evening of other acceptance speeches, but not one of the key ones that many were talking about. Many online began speculating about the Oscars’ potential censorship of the speech in an attempt to hide Glazer’s comments about the conflict.
But the reason Glazer’s speech is not (currently) available on the Oscars’ official YouTube page is not a nefarious one, but a technical one. An ABC source tells IndieWire that, as part of...
Not long after “The Zone of Interest” won Best International Feature Film and Glazer’s speech aired live, some onlookers online wondered why the Academy had uploaded video clips throughout the evening of other acceptance speeches, but not one of the key ones that many were talking about. Many online began speculating about the Oscars’ potential censorship of the speech in an attempt to hide Glazer’s comments about the conflict.
But the reason Glazer’s speech is not (currently) available on the Oscars’ official YouTube page is not a nefarious one, but a technical one. An ABC source tells IndieWire that, as part of...
- 3/11/2024
- by Brian Welk
- Indiewire
It isn't always true that a cacophonous work of cinema takes home the Academy Award for Best Sound (or what used to be "Oscars" before Design and Mixing were combined into one category), but I can't think of the last time a genuinely quiet movie won this award.
Then again, Jonathan Glazer's "The Zone of Interest" might've been, in terms of subject matter, the loudest movie of 2023. It shouldn't have been. 80 years after Allied forces began liberating Axis-operated concentration camps at the end of World War II, we should be crystal clear on the topic of genocide. We should've been clear on it then. But rather than learn from history, we remain determined to repeat its most despicable mistakes.
And as "The Zone of Interest" makes abundantly clear throughout its harrowingly placid 104-minute runtime, these really aren't mistakes. The monsters who executed the Third Reich's Final Solution were...
Then again, Jonathan Glazer's "The Zone of Interest" might've been, in terms of subject matter, the loudest movie of 2023. It shouldn't have been. 80 years after Allied forces began liberating Axis-operated concentration camps at the end of World War II, we should be crystal clear on the topic of genocide. We should've been clear on it then. But rather than learn from history, we remain determined to repeat its most despicable mistakes.
And as "The Zone of Interest" makes abundantly clear throughout its harrowingly placid 104-minute runtime, these really aren't mistakes. The monsters who executed the Third Reich's Final Solution were...
- 3/11/2024
- by Jeremy Smith
- Slash Film
The UK-Polish historical drama about Auschwitz concentration camp, ‘The Zone of Interest’, won the Oscar for the Best International Feature Film. Actor Dwayne Johnson and rapper Bad Bunny announced the winning film, which is based on the 2014 novel by Martin Amis.
The film was nominated alongside “Io Capitano” (Italy) , “Perfect Days” (Japan), “Society of the Snow” (Spain) and “The Teachers’ Lounge” (Germany).
While accepting the honour, the film’s director Jonathan Glazer thanked everyone and said: “Our film shows what dehumanisation leads.”
Starring German actors Christian Friedel and Sandra Hüller as the Nazi commandant Rudolf Hoss and his wife Hedwig, it focuses on the pair as they strive to build a dream life for their family in a home next to the infamous Auschwitz concentration camp.
Last month, ‘The Zone of Interest’ won a BAFTA for the best film not in the English language.
The film was nominated alongside “Io Capitano” (Italy) , “Perfect Days” (Japan), “Society of the Snow” (Spain) and “The Teachers’ Lounge” (Germany).
While accepting the honour, the film’s director Jonathan Glazer thanked everyone and said: “Our film shows what dehumanisation leads.”
Starring German actors Christian Friedel and Sandra Hüller as the Nazi commandant Rudolf Hoss and his wife Hedwig, it focuses on the pair as they strive to build a dream life for their family in a home next to the infamous Auschwitz concentration camp.
Last month, ‘The Zone of Interest’ won a BAFTA for the best film not in the English language.
- 3/11/2024
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
Jonathan Glazer’s landmark Holocaust film The Zone of Interest, as widely expected, has just scooped the International Feature Oscar. The British film is the 20th that the UK has submitted to the category, and the first to win the race.
Inspired loosely by Martin Amis’ 2014 novel of the same name and set outside the walls of Auschwitz during the Holocaust, the German-language Zone of Interest stars Christian Friedel and Sandra Hüller (also a Best Actress nominee tonight for Anatomy of a Fall) as Auschwitz commandant Rudolf Höss and his wife Hedwig, as they strive to build a dream life for their family in a house and garden separated from the Nazi concentration and extermination camp by a only a short wall. What is happening on the other side is rarely hinted at.
Glazer said upon accepting the International prize, “All our choices were made to reflect and confront us in the present,...
Inspired loosely by Martin Amis’ 2014 novel of the same name and set outside the walls of Auschwitz during the Holocaust, the German-language Zone of Interest stars Christian Friedel and Sandra Hüller (also a Best Actress nominee tonight for Anatomy of a Fall) as Auschwitz commandant Rudolf Höss and his wife Hedwig, as they strive to build a dream life for their family in a house and garden separated from the Nazi concentration and extermination camp by a only a short wall. What is happening on the other side is rarely hinted at.
Glazer said upon accepting the International prize, “All our choices were made to reflect and confront us in the present,...
- 3/11/2024
- by Nancy Tartaglione
- Deadline Film + TV
The Zone of Interest, the German-language Holocaust drama directed by Jonathan Glazer and starring Christian Friedel and Sandra Hüller, has won the United Kingdom its first-ever Academy Award for best international feature at the Oscars 2024.
In his speech for his Cannes Grand Prix-winner, Glazer linked the film’s subject to the ongoing conflict in Gaza, where the October 7 Hamas terror attacks on Israel have led the Benjamin Netanyahu-led government to launch a ground invasion into Gaza that has now left over 30,0000 Palestinians dead.
“All our choices were made to reflect and confront us in the present,” Glazer told the audience, who had honored him with a standing ovation upon his win. “Our film shows where dehumanization leads at its worst.”
Glazer went on to explain how the film, which focuses on the quotidian life of the family of the Nazi commander of the Auschwitz concentration camp against the literal...
In his speech for his Cannes Grand Prix-winner, Glazer linked the film’s subject to the ongoing conflict in Gaza, where the October 7 Hamas terror attacks on Israel have led the Benjamin Netanyahu-led government to launch a ground invasion into Gaza that has now left over 30,0000 Palestinians dead.
“All our choices were made to reflect and confront us in the present,” Glazer told the audience, who had honored him with a standing ovation upon his win. “Our film shows where dehumanization leads at its worst.”
Glazer went on to explain how the film, which focuses on the quotidian life of the family of the Nazi commander of the Auschwitz concentration camp against the literal...
- 3/11/2024
- by Kevin Dolak and Georg Szalai
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
It may not have taken the Palme d’Or, but Jonathan Glazer’s “The Zone of Interest” is now a part of Oscar history. The A24 release won the International Film Oscar at the 96th Academy Awards, becoming the first submission from the United Kingdom to take the honor. “Zone” was also The Playlist’s top film of 2023.
Read More: “The Zone of Interest” Review: Jonathan Glazer’s often brilliant examination of human complicity [Cannes]
A stark and horrifying depiction of the lives of Auschwitz camp commander Rudolf Höss and his family, “Zone” also earned Best Picture, Best Director (Glazer), Best Adapted Screenplay (Glazer), and Best Sound nominations.
Continue reading ‘The Zone of Interest’ Wins The 2024 International Film Oscar at The Playlist.
Read More: “The Zone of Interest” Review: Jonathan Glazer’s often brilliant examination of human complicity [Cannes]
A stark and horrifying depiction of the lives of Auschwitz camp commander Rudolf Höss and his family, “Zone” also earned Best Picture, Best Director (Glazer), Best Adapted Screenplay (Glazer), and Best Sound nominations.
Continue reading ‘The Zone of Interest’ Wins The 2024 International Film Oscar at The Playlist.
- 3/11/2024
- by Gregory Ellwood
- The Playlist
Long-working British filmmaker Jonathan Glazer celebrated his first Academy Award win at the 96th Oscars, taking home the Best International Feature Film prize for “The Zone of Interest.”
The Holocaust drama, starring Christian Friedel and “Anatomy of a Fall” Oscar nominee Sandra Hüller as the German Nazi commandant Rudolf Höss and his sociopathic wife Hedwig, has been steadily wending its way through the awards season since earning the Grand Prize at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival. Glazer loosely adapts a Martin Amis novel for this searing story about the Höss’ indifference to the Auschwitz horrors happening on the other side of their bucolic garden; the family lives with their three children in an emotionless bubble while Jews are exterminated en masse.
“Zone of Interest” never shows those horrors on screen, instead relying on Johnnie Burn’s Oscar-nominated sound design to convey the horrifying reality as screams and shots and roiling furnaces...
The Holocaust drama, starring Christian Friedel and “Anatomy of a Fall” Oscar nominee Sandra Hüller as the German Nazi commandant Rudolf Höss and his sociopathic wife Hedwig, has been steadily wending its way through the awards season since earning the Grand Prize at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival. Glazer loosely adapts a Martin Amis novel for this searing story about the Höss’ indifference to the Auschwitz horrors happening on the other side of their bucolic garden; the family lives with their three children in an emotionless bubble while Jews are exterminated en masse.
“Zone of Interest” never shows those horrors on screen, instead relying on Johnnie Burn’s Oscar-nominated sound design to convey the horrifying reality as screams and shots and roiling furnaces...
- 3/11/2024
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Indiewire
Few actors have embodied the full range of modern German history on screen as has Christian Friedel.
In Jonathan Glazer’s Holocaust drama The Zone of Interest — a dark horse candidate for the best picture Oscar this Sunday (where it is also nominated in four other categories, including best international feature), Friedel plays Rudolf Höss, the notorious commandant of Auschwitz who, together with his wife Hedwig (played by Sandra Hüller), built an idyllic villa with a pretty garden for their five children right next to the death camp.
But before Zone, the 45-year-old German actor was best known for playing famed anti-Nazi resistance fighter Georg Elser in 13 Minutes, Oliver Hirschbiegel’s 2015 drama about Elsner’s attempt to assassinate Adolf Hitler in 1939, before World War II and before the Holocaust. In 2012’s Closed Season, Friedel plays a young Jewish refugee hiding from the Nazis. And in his film debut, in...
In Jonathan Glazer’s Holocaust drama The Zone of Interest — a dark horse candidate for the best picture Oscar this Sunday (where it is also nominated in four other categories, including best international feature), Friedel plays Rudolf Höss, the notorious commandant of Auschwitz who, together with his wife Hedwig (played by Sandra Hüller), built an idyllic villa with a pretty garden for their five children right next to the death camp.
But before Zone, the 45-year-old German actor was best known for playing famed anti-Nazi resistance fighter Georg Elser in 13 Minutes, Oliver Hirschbiegel’s 2015 drama about Elsner’s attempt to assassinate Adolf Hitler in 1939, before World War II and before the Holocaust. In 2012’s Closed Season, Friedel plays a young Jewish refugee hiding from the Nazis. And in his film debut, in...
- 3/8/2024
- by Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The Zone of Interest.When you start to really hear a movie, you’ll never be able to unhear it. The sound designer, like the cinematographer, is an artist disguised as a technician, a wielder of microphones and mixers whose deepest desire is to serve a cinematic vision. Sound design usually stays in the shadows, but sometimes a film comes along that really makes you listen: Jonathan Glazer’s The Zone of Interest (2023) is one of those films. Its soundscapes are intense, involving, and essential to our narrative comprehension of the film; this is sound design as storytelling, as counterpoint, as argument.The artist in disguise behind The Zone of Interest is Johnnie Burn, a British sound designer who, over the past decade, has carved a reputation as the ear of new auteur cinema. Through longstanding collaborations with Glazer and Yorgos Lanthimos (Burn is also behind the surreal soundscapes of...
- 3/6/2024
- MUBI
Nominations voting was from January 11–16, with official Oscar nominations announced on January 23. Final voting is February 22–27. And finally, the 96th Oscars telecast will be broadcast on Sunday, March 10, and air live on ABC at 7 p.m. Et/ 5 p.m. Pt. We update predictions throughout awards season, so keep checking IndieWire for all our 2024 Oscar picks.
The State of the Race
After grabbing two out of three prizes at the 71st Motion Picture Sound Editor’s Golden Reel Awards and the top sound mixing prize at the 60th Cas Awards, Christopher Nolan’s explosive “Oppenheimer” is now in the driver’s seat for the sound Oscar. The other nominees are “The Zone of Interest,” “The Creator.” “Maestro,” “Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One.”
“The Zone of Interest,” Jonathan Glazer’s acclaimed Holocaust drama about the banality of evil and the international feature film Oscar favorite, poses the most serious threat,...
The State of the Race
After grabbing two out of three prizes at the 71st Motion Picture Sound Editor’s Golden Reel Awards and the top sound mixing prize at the 60th Cas Awards, Christopher Nolan’s explosive “Oppenheimer” is now in the driver’s seat for the sound Oscar. The other nominees are “The Zone of Interest,” “The Creator.” “Maestro,” “Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One.”
“The Zone of Interest,” Jonathan Glazer’s acclaimed Holocaust drama about the banality of evil and the international feature film Oscar favorite, poses the most serious threat,...
- 3/5/2024
- by Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire
The Oscars will air on ABC on March 10, 2024.
2023 was a great year for cinema and that’s certainly made clear by the 2024 Oscar nominees for Best Picture. All ten of the nominees have their strengths, and all ten have earned their spot in the lineup. But which is the best-of-the-best? Let’s dive into the nominees with a ranking!
10. The Holdovers
Paul Giamatti in The Holdovers
Also Read: The Holdovers BFI London Film Festival Review
Paul Giamatti and Da’Vine Joy Randolph are both nominated for their performances in Alexander Payne’s The Holdovers. It’s a solid return to form for the filmmaker following his last effort, Downsizing, which was not very well received by audiences or critics. The film is heartfelt, beautifully written and filled with top-notch performances.
9. American Fiction
Jeffrey Wright in his Oscar-nominated role as Monk in American Fiction
Also Read: American Fiction TIFF Review
Jeffrey...
2023 was a great year for cinema and that’s certainly made clear by the 2024 Oscar nominees for Best Picture. All ten of the nominees have their strengths, and all ten have earned their spot in the lineup. But which is the best-of-the-best? Let’s dive into the nominees with a ranking!
10. The Holdovers
Paul Giamatti in The Holdovers
Also Read: The Holdovers BFI London Film Festival Review
Paul Giamatti and Da’Vine Joy Randolph are both nominated for their performances in Alexander Payne’s The Holdovers. It’s a solid return to form for the filmmaker following his last effort, Downsizing, which was not very well received by audiences or critics. The film is heartfelt, beautifully written and filled with top-notch performances.
9. American Fiction
Jeffrey Wright in his Oscar-nominated role as Monk in American Fiction
Also Read: American Fiction TIFF Review
Jeffrey...
- 3/4/2024
- by Joshua Ryan
- FandomWire
Jonathan Glazer's Oscar-nominated "The Zone of Interest" is terrifying, and yet, nothing explicitly horrific appears on screen. Using the power of suggestion and ominous sound design, Glazer's film brings us the horrors of the Holocaust without ever actually depicting them. Inspired by a true story, and the novel of the same name by Martin Amis, "The Zone of Interest" follows Rudolf Höss, a Nazi commandant who lives with his family in a beautiful country house.
As it so happens, the idyllic-looking home is right at the gates of the Auschwitz concentration camp, and the atrocities going on beyond those gates are constantly suggested through billowing smoke and off-camera screams and gunfire. It's a chilling, effective film that underscores the banality of evil. Höss and his family are fully aware of the horrors of the concentration camp they're living right up against, and they simply don't care — they go...
As it so happens, the idyllic-looking home is right at the gates of the Auschwitz concentration camp, and the atrocities going on beyond those gates are constantly suggested through billowing smoke and off-camera screams and gunfire. It's a chilling, effective film that underscores the banality of evil. Höss and his family are fully aware of the horrors of the concentration camp they're living right up against, and they simply don't care — they go...
- 3/2/2024
- by Chris Evangelista
- Slash Film
Jonathan Glazer’s “The Zone of Interest” is a haunting look at humanity’s ability to turn a blind eye to atrocities after becoming desensitized. The Holocaust drama takes place in the shadows of Auschwitz, where Nazi guard Rudolf Höss (Christian Friedel) and his wife Hedwig (Sandra Hüller) live a calm domestic life raising their children next door to the infamous concentration camp. Glazer uses the cold and voyeuristic gaze that he perfected on “Under the Skin” to depict the banality of evil with chilling precision.
As the film heads into the final stretch of Oscar voting with five nominations, including Best Picture and Best Director, Glazer and his team opened up about their creative process in a new featurette that IndieWire can exclusively reveal.
“I didn’t know about the Hoss family at all,” Hüller said of her first impressions of the role. “When I decided to be a part of it,...
As the film heads into the final stretch of Oscar voting with five nominations, including Best Picture and Best Director, Glazer and his team opened up about their creative process in a new featurette that IndieWire can exclusively reveal.
“I didn’t know about the Hoss family at all,” Hüller said of her first impressions of the role. “When I decided to be a part of it,...
- 2/26/2024
- by Christian Zilko
- Indiewire
Jonathan Glazer’s The Zone of Interest has been receiving the best of acclaim since it premiered at the 76th Cannes Film Festival. The historical drama, following German Nazi commandant Rudolf Höss and his wife Hedwig, as they strive to create a new life for their family next to the Auschwitz concentration camp, has emerged as a formidable contender for top honors at the Oscars.
Jonathan Glazer’s The Zone of Interest
However, filmmaker Glazer revealed in an interview with The Guardian that bringing this story to the screen presented significant challenges for him, especially after his father objected to it.
Jonathan Glazer Opened Up About the Challenging Journey to Make The Zone of Interest
Exploring the harrowing subject matter, Jonathan Glazer’s The Zone of Interest has captivated audiences and critics alike, earning prestigious Grand Prix at the Cannes Film Festival and five Academy Awards nominations, including Best Picture and Best Director.
Jonathan Glazer’s The Zone of Interest
However, filmmaker Glazer revealed in an interview with The Guardian that bringing this story to the screen presented significant challenges for him, especially after his father objected to it.
Jonathan Glazer Opened Up About the Challenging Journey to Make The Zone of Interest
Exploring the harrowing subject matter, Jonathan Glazer’s The Zone of Interest has captivated audiences and critics alike, earning prestigious Grand Prix at the Cannes Film Festival and five Academy Awards nominations, including Best Picture and Best Director.
- 2/26/2024
- by Laxmi Rajput
- FandomWire
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Jonathan Glazer's "The Zone of Interest" is one of the most harrowing films of 2023, and easily one of the best. The bulk of the film takes place in a rather nice, clean, well-kempt country home in the Polish countryside. A military officer lives there with his family, and they spend their days in their lovely garden, tending to their greenhouse, trying on clothes, and playing with unusual toys. The military man is Kommandant Rudolf Höss. Sharing a wall with his property is the Auschwitz concentration camp. Smoke billows from the furnaces in the background while Höss and his family sip drinks in the sunshine. The clothes they try on have been stolen off the backs of the Jewish prisoners being tortured and killed just next door. The unusual toys are gold teeth.
There is no on-screen violence in "The Zone of Interest,...
Jonathan Glazer's "The Zone of Interest" is one of the most harrowing films of 2023, and easily one of the best. The bulk of the film takes place in a rather nice, clean, well-kempt country home in the Polish countryside. A military officer lives there with his family, and they spend their days in their lovely garden, tending to their greenhouse, trying on clothes, and playing with unusual toys. The military man is Kommandant Rudolf Höss. Sharing a wall with his property is the Auschwitz concentration camp. Smoke billows from the furnaces in the background while Höss and his family sip drinks in the sunshine. The clothes they try on have been stolen off the backs of the Jewish prisoners being tortured and killed just next door. The unusual toys are gold teeth.
There is no on-screen violence in "The Zone of Interest,...
- 2/20/2024
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
When filmmaker Jonathan Glazer sent sound designer Johnnie Burn the script for his Holocaust drama “The Zone of Interest” a year before production even began, Glazer laid down clear guidelines for the role sound was going to play: He did not want to share images that audiences knew and he wasn’t going to show the familiar, devastating scenes of the German concentration camp in Nazi-occupied Poland. He wanted to reflect everything through sound.
Glazer told Burn, who was also sound designer on “Poor Things,” that he wanted him to become an expert on the sounds that would have emanated from the camp in 1943.
The Oscar-nominated film centers around Commandant Rudolf Höss (Christian Friedel) and his wife Hedwig (Sandra Huller) who live a dream life with their children in a seemingly-perfect home — except that the house and garden border a concentration camp.
Burn says the film was approached two ways:...
Glazer told Burn, who was also sound designer on “Poor Things,” that he wanted him to become an expert on the sounds that would have emanated from the camp in 1943.
The Oscar-nominated film centers around Commandant Rudolf Höss (Christian Friedel) and his wife Hedwig (Sandra Huller) who live a dream life with their children in a seemingly-perfect home — except that the house and garden border a concentration camp.
Burn says the film was approached two ways:...
- 2/20/2024
- by Jazz Tangcay
- Variety Film + TV
London, Feb 18 (Ians) The UK-Polish historical drama about Auschwitz concentration camp, ‘The Zone of Interest’, based on the 2014 novel by Martin Amis, has won the BAFTA for the best film not in the English language, reports BBC.
Directed by Jonathan Glazer, the film, which has also been nominated for Oscars, focuses on the family of the camp commandant, Rudolf Höss, his wife Hedwig and their five children living a regular life next door to the chamber of horrors.
Hoss ran Auschwitz between 1940 and 1943, and used poisonous insecticide Zyklon B to gas prisoners. An estimated 1.1 million were murdered at Auschwitz, one million of whom were Jews. Yet, just metres away, his family enjoyed their spacious house, plentiful food and manicured garden — separated from the camp by a concrete wall, notes BBC.
Glazer, who made the film near the site in Auschwitz, chose to hint at the terrible events inside the camp.
Directed by Jonathan Glazer, the film, which has also been nominated for Oscars, focuses on the family of the camp commandant, Rudolf Höss, his wife Hedwig and their five children living a regular life next door to the chamber of horrors.
Hoss ran Auschwitz between 1940 and 1943, and used poisonous insecticide Zyklon B to gas prisoners. An estimated 1.1 million were murdered at Auschwitz, one million of whom were Jews. Yet, just metres away, his family enjoyed their spacious house, plentiful food and manicured garden — separated from the camp by a concrete wall, notes BBC.
Glazer, who made the film near the site in Auschwitz, chose to hint at the terrible events inside the camp.
- 2/18/2024
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
The Academy’s tendency to award trophies to Holocaust movies has long been whispered about — and even occasionally joked about by cheeky comedians.
In 2009, shortly after Kate Winslet won a Golden Globe for her performance as a former Auschwitz guard in “The Reader,” presenter Ricky Gervais pointed to her in the audience and deadpanned, “I told ya, do a Holocaust movie; the awards come.”
Winslet, who would go on to receive an Academy Award for her part in Stephen Daldry’s film, had several years earlier appeared on Gervais and Stephen Merchant’s HBO comedy “Extras” as an actor who stars in a film about the Holocaust in the hopes that it will earn her an Oscar.
The night of the Globes, Winslet laughed at Gervais’ ribbing, as did many in the crowd. It was a much a jab at the industry as much as it was at her.
“The spoof wasn’t entirely wrong,...
In 2009, shortly after Kate Winslet won a Golden Globe for her performance as a former Auschwitz guard in “The Reader,” presenter Ricky Gervais pointed to her in the audience and deadpanned, “I told ya, do a Holocaust movie; the awards come.”
Winslet, who would go on to receive an Academy Award for her part in Stephen Daldry’s film, had several years earlier appeared on Gervais and Stephen Merchant’s HBO comedy “Extras” as an actor who stars in a film about the Holocaust in the hopes that it will earn her an Oscar.
The night of the Globes, Winslet laughed at Gervais’ ribbing, as did many in the crowd. It was a much a jab at the industry as much as it was at her.
“The spoof wasn’t entirely wrong,...
- 2/16/2024
- by Whitney Friedlander
- Variety Film + TV
Sandra Hüller is having a great award season this year with two of her films receiving a total of ten nominations, including a Best Actress nomination for her. While Hüller earned her nomination for Anatomy of a Fall, she also played the lead in the historical drama, The Zone of Interest, which is also up for nominations. She revealed that she almost missed the news of her nomination due to a situation with the garbage disposal at her home.
Sandra Hüller in Anatomy of a Fall
Hüller played a writer, Sandra Voyter, trying to prove her innocence in her husband’s death in Justine Triet’s French legal drama, Anatomy of a Fall. She played Hedwig Höss, wife of the German Nazi commandant Rudolf Höss, in Jonathan Glazer’s Holocaust drama, The Zone of Interest.
Sandra Hüller Almost Missed Her Nomination News Due To A Garbage Disposal Situation
Sandra Hüller in Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Sandra Hüller in Anatomy of a Fall
Hüller played a writer, Sandra Voyter, trying to prove her innocence in her husband’s death in Justine Triet’s French legal drama, Anatomy of a Fall. She played Hedwig Höss, wife of the German Nazi commandant Rudolf Höss, in Jonathan Glazer’s Holocaust drama, The Zone of Interest.
Sandra Hüller Almost Missed Her Nomination News Due To A Garbage Disposal Situation
Sandra Hüller in Jimmy Kimmel Live!
- 2/16/2024
- by Hashim Asraff
- FandomWire
Jonathan Glazer returned to the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum, where he shot elements of his Holocaust drama ‘The Zone of Interest,’ on Feb. 15 for the Polish premiere of his acclaimed and Oscar-nominated film.
Speaking after the screening alongside museum director Piotr Cywiński, producer Jim Wilson, producers Ewa Puszczyńska and Bartek Rainski and production designer Chris Oddy, the director explained to the audience what it meant to have been allowed inside the museum — on the site of the concentration camp where more than 1.1 million people were murdered during WWII — to shoot scenes for the feature.
“It was so important to make this film here,” he said. “I felt very palpably the place when I first arrived and I felt that the film had to be about this place, and also had to blur the line between then and now, here and there, a film that would feel present tense, not something...
Speaking after the screening alongside museum director Piotr Cywiński, producer Jim Wilson, producers Ewa Puszczyńska and Bartek Rainski and production designer Chris Oddy, the director explained to the audience what it meant to have been allowed inside the museum — on the site of the concentration camp where more than 1.1 million people were murdered during WWII — to shoot scenes for the feature.
“It was so important to make this film here,” he said. “I felt very palpably the place when I first arrived and I felt that the film had to be about this place, and also had to blur the line between then and now, here and there, a film that would feel present tense, not something...
- 2/16/2024
- by Alex Ritman
- Variety Film + TV
Jonathan Glazer is set to introduce his widely acclaimed, Oscar-nominated and deeply devastating Holocaust drama “The Zone of Interest” at the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum on Thursday (Feb. 15).
In undoubtedly the most important premiere in “The Zone of Interest’s” global rollout, the Polish premiere sees the British director return to Auschwitz, where he shot elements of the movie and where the real-life story is set. Following the screening, Glazer will take part in a discussion with museum director Piotr Cywiński, producer Jim Wilson, producer Ewa Puszczyńska and production designer Chris Oddy.
The film — which bowed in Cannes and won the Grand Prix — centers on the family life of Rudolf Höss, the architect and commandant of Auschwitz, where more than 1.1 million people were murdered by the Nazis during WWII, juxtaposing the blissful domestic existence he enjoys alongside his wife against the backdrop of one of history’s darkest chapters. Christian Friedel...
In undoubtedly the most important premiere in “The Zone of Interest’s” global rollout, the Polish premiere sees the British director return to Auschwitz, where he shot elements of the movie and where the real-life story is set. Following the screening, Glazer will take part in a discussion with museum director Piotr Cywiński, producer Jim Wilson, producer Ewa Puszczyńska and production designer Chris Oddy.
The film — which bowed in Cannes and won the Grand Prix — centers on the family life of Rudolf Höss, the architect and commandant of Auschwitz, where more than 1.1 million people were murdered by the Nazis during WWII, juxtaposing the blissful domestic existence he enjoys alongside his wife against the backdrop of one of history’s darkest chapters. Christian Friedel...
- 2/15/2024
- by Alex Ritman
- Variety Film + TV
The Zone of Interest.Watching The Zone of Interest (2023) is an act of endurance. The latest film by British director Jonathan Glazer depicts the lives of the commanding officer at Auschwitz, Rudolf Höss (Christian Friedel), his wife, Hedwig (Sandra Hüller), and their children, with most of the action set within and around their idyllic home. Viewers must face the intolerable sight of the house existing right alongside the concentration camp, with the camp’s roofs hovering above the adjoining perimeter fence. On the camera’s side of this divide, the children swim and Hedwig attends to her garden. Unlike most films about the Holocaust, representations of the Nazi regime’s victims are only occasionally in the foreground, yet—through distant screams, the flicker of flames, alarm sounds, and splatters of blood—the atrocity is present. Meanwhile, the film’s focus is on those who enact this atrocity: how they eat together,...
- 2/10/2024
- MUBI
"I wanted to avoid the artifice of cinema." A24 has revealed a behind-the-scenes featurette for The Zone of Interest, the Best Picture nominated Holocaust film from British filmmaker Jonathan Glazer. It premiered at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival last year, and after opening in December, ended up with a total of five Oscar nominations – including Best Director and Best Sound. This film is about the Nazi commandant of Auschwitz, Rudolf Höss, and his family who live inside a nice house located adjacent to this horrible concentration camp in Poland. It stars Christian Friedel and Sandra Hüller as the couple, with Freya Kreutzkam, Max Beck, Imogen Kogge, Ralph Herforth. In this featurette, Glazer and his Polish Dp Łukasz Żal talk about filming this with cameras hidden in the house, and natural lighting, to make it as authentic and immersive as possible. Yes this is an outstanding film that deserves to be seen...
- 2/2/2024
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Matthew Vaughn’s spy thriller Argylle is the widest opener at this weekend’s UK-Ireland box office in 626 cinemas, with Universal looking to emulate previous successes from the British director.
Directed by Vaughn from a script by Jason Fuchs, Argylle follows a reclusive author of spy novels, who realises the plot of her new book is starting to mirror real world events.
Henry Cavill, pop star Dua Lipa, Ariana DeBose, Bryce Dallas Howard, John Cena, Sam Rockwell, Catherine O’Hara, Samuel L. Jason, Bryan Cranston, Sofia Boutella, Louis Partridge and Richard E. Grant are on a star-studded cast list.
Vaughn broke...
Directed by Vaughn from a script by Jason Fuchs, Argylle follows a reclusive author of spy novels, who realises the plot of her new book is starting to mirror real world events.
Henry Cavill, pop star Dua Lipa, Ariana DeBose, Bryce Dallas Howard, John Cena, Sam Rockwell, Catherine O’Hara, Samuel L. Jason, Bryan Cranston, Sofia Boutella, Louis Partridge and Richard E. Grant are on a star-studded cast list.
Vaughn broke...
- 2/2/2024
- ScreenDaily
The Nazi commandant’s family’s garden and home right next to the Auschwitz concentration camp, in Zone Of Interest. Credit: A24 Films
The “zone of interest” is the euphemism the Nazis used to describe the area around Auschwitz, which included where the SS Nazi concentration camp commandant Rudolf Hoess and his wife Hedwig lived with their children, in a house right next to the death camp. In the historical drama The Zone Of Interest, we see Hoess and his wife going about their ordinary-seeming private life, trying to build “an idyllic life” right in the shadow of Auschwitz, while determinedly ignoring the horror that was happening right next to them. This chilling embodiment of Hannah Arendt’s phrase “the banality of evil” is at the center of director Jonathan Glazer’s powerful historic drama The Zone Of Interest.
German star Sandra Huller plays Hedwig, the wife of the Nazi...
The “zone of interest” is the euphemism the Nazis used to describe the area around Auschwitz, which included where the SS Nazi concentration camp commandant Rudolf Hoess and his wife Hedwig lived with their children, in a house right next to the death camp. In the historical drama The Zone Of Interest, we see Hoess and his wife going about their ordinary-seeming private life, trying to build “an idyllic life” right in the shadow of Auschwitz, while determinedly ignoring the horror that was happening right next to them. This chilling embodiment of Hannah Arendt’s phrase “the banality of evil” is at the center of director Jonathan Glazer’s powerful historic drama The Zone Of Interest.
German star Sandra Huller plays Hedwig, the wife of the Nazi...
- 1/26/2024
- by Cate Marquis
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
This article contains light The Zone of Interest spoilers.
Jonathan Glazer’s Oscar-nominated film The Zone of Interest never once offers to hold your hand. While the film is not coy about its setting during the mind-crushing horror of the Holocaust, it demurs from telling you what to think about its images. This is a movie that dares you to merely observe, to study, and to have the courage to not look away. It doesn’t even tell you what the title The Zone of Interest is referring to—although it is obviously nothing good.
And it is that implicit evil, that unspoken insidiousness, which led to the creation of the term in the first place. Indeed, the zone of interest, or “interessengebiet,” which translates to “interest zone,” was a euphemism coined by bureaucrats in the SS to create a kind of bland, innocuous language which concealed the premeditated murder...
Jonathan Glazer’s Oscar-nominated film The Zone of Interest never once offers to hold your hand. While the film is not coy about its setting during the mind-crushing horror of the Holocaust, it demurs from telling you what to think about its images. This is a movie that dares you to merely observe, to study, and to have the courage to not look away. It doesn’t even tell you what the title The Zone of Interest is referring to—although it is obviously nothing good.
And it is that implicit evil, that unspoken insidiousness, which led to the creation of the term in the first place. Indeed, the zone of interest, or “interessengebiet,” which translates to “interest zone,” was a euphemism coined by bureaucrats in the SS to create a kind of bland, innocuous language which concealed the premeditated murder...
- 1/25/2024
- by David Crow
- Den of Geek
There was no greater surprise at last year’s Cannes Film Festival than Jonathan Glazer’s “The Zone of Interest.” Glazer, a British avant-garde filmmaker found himself at the center of Oscar buzz for his adaptation of Martin Amis‘ 2014 novel about Rudolf Hoss (Christian Friedel), the commandant of Auschwitz and his wife. The hauntingly quiet film won the Grand Jury Prize. At the heart of the film is Sandra Huller as Hedwig Hoss. Here are five reasons why we think she’ll reap a Best Supporting Actress nomination.
She’s in contention for another film
Huller is the lead in Justine Triet’s Palme D’Or winning courtroom drama, “Anatomy of a Fall” and is expected to number among the five Best Actress nominees. A dozen performers have competed in both the lead and supporting races in the same year. She could be the lucky 13th, as voters who watch...
She’s in contention for another film
Huller is the lead in Justine Triet’s Palme D’Or winning courtroom drama, “Anatomy of a Fall” and is expected to number among the five Best Actress nominees. A dozen performers have competed in both the lead and supporting races in the same year. She could be the lucky 13th, as voters who watch...
- 1/22/2024
- by Nick Bisa
- Gold Derby
You never quite know what you’re going to get when it comes to Jonathan Glazer. The visionary director has an eclectic filmography, ranging from the very British, very profane Sexy Beast, to the atmospheric and alluring Under the Skin. It has been ten years since the latter, but Glazer is back, and this time he’s tackling the Holocaust in what is arguably his most challenging work to date: The Zone of Interest. Telling a story from the perspective of a Nazi commandant presiding over the atrocities of Auschwitz was always going to divide opinion, but one thing’s for sure, this is a story that is impossible to ignore, and ambivalence is not an option.
The Zone of Interest is an intense examination of the infamous Rudolf Höss (Christian Friedel) and his family’s idyllic life, as they take residence in a quaint Polish villa, complete with a perfect garden,...
The Zone of Interest is an intense examination of the infamous Rudolf Höss (Christian Friedel) and his family’s idyllic life, as they take residence in a quaint Polish villa, complete with a perfect garden,...
- 1/22/2024
- by Jakob Barnes
- Talking Films
The German actors play Hedwig and Rudolf Höss in Jonathan Glazer’s brilliant new film about the Auschwitz commandant and his wife. They discuss the challenging shoot, ancestral guilt – and what persuaded them to take on the roles in the first place
Can you put a face to the banality of evil? How about two? On a bright London morning, Sandra Hüller and Christian Friedel are back from having their picture taken. The German actors are here to discuss The Zone of Interest, the film they have made with the director Jonathan Glazer (Under the Skin), loosely inspired by Martin Amis’s 2014 novel of the same name. But for a moment, we talk instead about Friedel’s liking for porridge; how Hüller, by contrast, doesn’t eat this early. And they smile and pause, aware of what comes next.
In The Zone of Interest, Hüller and Friedel play a couple...
Can you put a face to the banality of evil? How about two? On a bright London morning, Sandra Hüller and Christian Friedel are back from having their picture taken. The German actors are here to discuss The Zone of Interest, the film they have made with the director Jonathan Glazer (Under the Skin), loosely inspired by Martin Amis’s 2014 novel of the same name. But for a moment, we talk instead about Friedel’s liking for porridge; how Hüller, by contrast, doesn’t eat this early. And they smile and pause, aware of what comes next.
In The Zone of Interest, Hüller and Friedel play a couple...
- 1/19/2024
- by Danny Leigh
- The Guardian - Film News
In the nine years it took to make “The Zone of Interest,” director Jonathan Glazer singles out his visit to the real-life home of Rudolf Höss (Christian Friedel), the commandant of Auschwitz, as the breakthrough moment the film started to come together.
“It was a very physical experience for me,” said Glazer of standing at the wall separating the Höss’ yard and the concentration camp. The intensity of the feeling would only grow and guide the film’s development. While on the Toolkit podcast, Glazer explained how in recent years his wife Rachel Penfold has helped him start to understand his creative process. “She said it’s like I’m chasing that feeling, to put that physical feeling on screen, and the images and the film is the sort of scaffolding that supports that feeling.”
For a filmmaker whose process rivals Kubrick’s in the years of methodical planning, we...
“It was a very physical experience for me,” said Glazer of standing at the wall separating the Höss’ yard and the concentration camp. The intensity of the feeling would only grow and guide the film’s development. While on the Toolkit podcast, Glazer explained how in recent years his wife Rachel Penfold has helped him start to understand his creative process. “She said it’s like I’m chasing that feeling, to put that physical feeling on screen, and the images and the film is the sort of scaffolding that supports that feeling.”
For a filmmaker whose process rivals Kubrick’s in the years of methodical planning, we...
- 1/15/2024
- by Chris O'Falt and Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire
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