VividSimon Simply Perfect

Doomtomylo a film so unique, intoxicating and bizarre that it not only demands another viewing, but is also forgivable as a satirical comedy where the jokes eventually take the back seat.

Tayloriona Although I seem to have had higher expectations than I thought, the movie is super entertaining.

Ginger Very good movie overall, highly recommended. Most of the negative reviews don't have any merit and are all pollitically based. Give this movie a chance at least, and it might give you a different perspective.

avik-basu1889 Human beings are capable of angelic deeds. But at the same time they are also capable of actions that can only be described as demonic. Alan Resnais with his powerful(that's an understatement) documentary underlines this dark side of humanity. As an Indian man living in the 21st century, my conception of the horrors of WWII and the holocaust is solely restricted to books and the films based on the events. Although I have seen a lot of WWII movie and some of them genuinely are masterpieces, one can't help but sense some fabrication and sensationalism which is inevitable as a filmmaker has to have the cinematic medium in mind. 'Night and Fog' however completely avoids any temptation of sensationalism and presents the horrors of the war in the most raw fashion giving the whole thing an air of tangibility. I think a viewer's reaction to 'Night and Fog' goes through three stages:1. One will feel angry both during the documentary and after its conclusion because of the explicit manner in which we see the consequences of unreasonable hatred and such a reaction is completely valid and understandable.2. One will feel an extreme sense of humility flow through every inch of his/her body and acknowledge their luck and privilege for not having to face the violence and the wrath of the Nazis.3. Hopefully the last stage will be that of acceptance and a personal pledge to never get seduced by or tolerate unreasonable hatred so that we all can do our best to ensure the world never has to witness another holocaust ever again.P.S. - I did wrestle with the question of whether assigning a star rating to a film like this trivialises its contents. But in the end I decided to stick with my 10 star rating as a symbol of my own personal respect for the film.

punishmentpark This one is hard to write something about, but I'm convinced that I should give a try at least. I'll begin with saying that anyone (from an appropriate age, let's say... sixteen?) should have at least seen this film once in his or her life. After that, imagine ten symbolic lines of silence. One... Two... Three...I read somewhere that the music used the film felt highly inappropriate, but I must disagree. It is no way disrespectful, and even morely so like an apt requiem, and as modest as it should sound. The music, just like the narration, the story and the cinematography, are means to an end: to show the world what had happened, and in a manner that will keep the audience watching. One could have just told the story, one could have just played the music, one could have just shown some photos, but Alain Resnais' construction of the world's most evil horror tales is, for the lack of a better word... perfect. Film-journalism at its best.10 out of 10.

louictisk I think we all have a conception of the Holocaust. This conception has been created during our history classes, when we've been watching movies that have touched the subject, when we've been reading books and when our ancestors have been telling us stories about the Holocaust. Maybe have some of the movies we've been watching about the Holocaust given us a very glorified picture of what actually happened during the years of mass exterminations of Jews.But don't worry - if you haven't got a truthful picture of the Holocaust yet, Night and Fog definitely will give it. What I can see, this is the first war inspired documentary Alain Resnais has been directed. The atmospheric music - that all the time is interacting with the narrator - have been made by the musician Hanns Eisler, and fits perfectly in the film. But most impressive of all, is still the film art itself.You can't hide away from it. The camera moves slowly by extermination camps, high fences with barbed wire, rusty bunk beds in - otherwise empty - dorms and also by humans. The camera moves so slowly, so slowly, and even if you wan't to see it, you can't avoid to watch it. It's all in front of you, and the reality - that's so horrible that words even can't describe that - and that made this 32 minutes long documentary to the most truthful documentary that I ever have watched in this category.But, not to forget: this isn't only the most truthful and awful documentary about the Holocaust that I ever have watched - this is also the documentary with the most artistic beautiful scenes I ever have watched. And to sum up, these elements make the movie to a historical masterpiece worth watching.

valbrazon A movie i've seen in history class and i assumes it's very disturbing, mostly when you are only 12 years old. It's only thirty-two minutes but it's very shocking, it's unfortunately what happened. A voice-over without emotions will comment the movie, even this voice is uncomfortable. You can't forget a film like this, it's more powerful than a lesson about World War II. Alain Resnais made the only movie which make you think about the concentration camps and the Nazi Germany. If you never seen this film, you absolutely should watch it, it's maybe not for everyone but it's history.