The Sorrow and the Pity (1969) Marcel Ophuls (son of French director Max Ophuls) documents the collaboration between French government officials and Nazis during World War II, exploring what people will compromise in order to survive and how a nation responds to an existential crisis. He interviews members of the French resistance as well as… Continue reading The sorrowful vampyre is obsessed with blood
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Glass hearts don’t make for long lives
Heart of Glass (1976) A German community relies on the unique glass it produces for its income and identity. When the old man who knows how to create the glass dies, the leader of the town tries to replicate his process with little success. Hias, a local fortune-teller (based on Bavarian prophet Mühlhiasl), predicts the glass factory will be… Continue reading Glass hearts don’t make for long lives