Human Remains (film)
| Human Remains | |
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| Directed by | Jay Rosenblatt |
| Written by | Jay Rosenblatt |
| Distributed by | Locomotion Films[1] |
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| Countries | United States Denmark |
Human Remains is a 1998 Danish-American documentary short film written and directed by filmmaker Jay Rosenblatt.[2][3][4]
Summary[edit]
It reveals every intimate and mundane detail about the personal lives of Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, Joseph Stalin, Francisco Franco and Mao Zedong[5][6][7] while illustrating the banality of evil.[8][9][10]
Production[edit]
Even though it is only a 30-minute film, it took Jay Rosenblatt 3 years to complete it with eight months of research.[11][12]
Accolades[edit]
The film has won over 27 awards including a Sundance Jury Award.[13]
References[edit]
- ^ Human Remains (excerpt) posted by Karl-Heinz Teuber (German voiceover for the film) on YouTube
- ^ AllMovie
- ^ Human remains (VHS tape, 1998) - WorldCat.org
- ^ Deckert Distribution GmbH
- ^ "Fandor". Archived from the original on 8 November 2020. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
- ^ TCM.com
- ^ BFI
- ^ 1998 Best Short Documentary—IDA Awards: Human Remains|International Documentary Association
- ^ Rosenblatt, Jay — Senses of Cinema
- ^ The Smell of Burning Ants — Senses of Cinema
- ^ "Human Remains". Kanopy. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
- ^ Senses of Cinema
- ^ "Sundance Film Festival: Juries, Awards Night Host Announced". www.sundance.org. 17 January 2019. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
External links[edit]
- Human Remains at IMDb
- Human Remains at Jay Rosenblatt Films
- Excerpt
Categories:
- 1998 films
- American documentary films
- Danish documentary films
- Films about dictators
- Documentary films about Adolf Hitler
- Documentary films about Benito Mussolini
- Films about Joseph Stalin
- Films about Francisco Franco
- Works about Mao Zedong
- Collage film
- Films directed by Jay Rosenblatt
- 1990s American films
- Sundance Film Festival award-winning films