Claude Lanzmann

Claude Lanzmann (1925–2018) was a French filmmaker, journalist and author, best known for Shoah, a multi-hour documentary on the Holocaust built from eyewitness testimony.

Shoah (presented in the review as about ten hours) was the result of eleven years of gathering and editing testimonies. The film relies on oral testimony rather than archival footage and is widely recognized as Lanzmann's most notable work.

Pinhead's review reads Shoah as a cold, forensic work built from testimony, produced over eleven years and presented in a multi-evening format. The reviewer admires the rigor but feels emotionally distanced, giving a 3/5. The film is described as relying on oral testimony rather than archival footage.

For:Readers interested in documentary film, Holocaust history, and critical film essays.