Memorandum | |
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Directed by | |
Written by | Donald Brittain |
Produced by | John Kemeny |
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Cinematography | John Spotton |
Edited by | John Spotton |
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Running time | 58 minutes |
Country | Canada |
Language | English |
Memorandum is a one-hour 1965 documentary co-directed by Donald Brittain and John Spotton, and produced by John Kemeny for the National Film Board of Canada. [1] It follows Bernard Laufer, a Jewish Holocaust survivor, on an emotional pilgrimage back to the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp. [2] Considered by many critics to be Brittain's finest work, the film's title refers to Hitler's memorandum about the " final solution." [3]
A detailed analysis of the film's structure is available in Ken Dancyger's The Technique of Film and Video Editing: History, Theory and Practice. [4]
Memorandum | |
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Directed by | |
Written by | Donald Brittain |
Produced by | John Kemeny |
Starring |
|
Cinematography | John Spotton |
Edited by | John Spotton |
Production company | |
Release date |
|
Running time | 58 minutes |
Country | Canada |
Language | English |
Memorandum is a one-hour 1965 documentary co-directed by Donald Brittain and John Spotton, and produced by John Kemeny for the National Film Board of Canada. [1] It follows Bernard Laufer, a Jewish Holocaust survivor, on an emotional pilgrimage back to the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp. [2] Considered by many critics to be Brittain's finest work, the film's title refers to Hitler's memorandum about the " final solution." [3]
A detailed analysis of the film's structure is available in Ken Dancyger's The Technique of Film and Video Editing: History, Theory and Practice. [4]