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7. Trial by documentary: the Harlans, between Jud Süss (1940) and Notre Nazi (1984).

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Prager, Brad

Subjects
*NAZIS, *HAZELNUTS, *AMBIVALENCE, *HOLOCAUST, 1939-1945, *CRIME, *SHAME
Abstract

This essay analyzes the documentary Notre Nazi (1984), a German-French film produced by Thomas Harlan, the son of the notorious Nazi filmmaker Veit Harlan, who was best known for directing the propaganda film Jud Süss (1940). In Notre Nazi, Alfred Filbert, a former SS perpetrator, indirectly stands in for Thomas Harlan's father. Thomas Harlan aggressively antagonizes Filbert on screen, eliciting testimony about his participation in murderous crimes. The interactions filmed on the set provide viewers with new information, and the documentary foregrounds a range of filial affects including ambivalence, shame, and rage. This essay highlights the unique latitude nonfiction film has in critiquing legal and judicial arenas, and it shows how Notre Nazi serves as a critique of German courts in the decades after the Holocaust by availing itself of unconventional strategies and appealing to distinctly extra-legal discourses. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2021
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