Sorrow & the Pity (Blu-ray)

From its first release at an underground theater in Paris, this account of France’s occupation under the Nazi regime
has been acclaimed as one of the most moving and influential films ever made. Director Marcel Ophuls interviewed
the residents of Clermont-Ferrand who remembered the occupation, as well as government officials, writers,
farmers, artists, and German veterans. Here, in their own words, is the story of how ordinary citizens and leaders
alike behaved under military siege. Originally refused by French TV, the film garnered international success and
acclaim – including an Oscar® nomination for Best Documentary – while shattering the myth of an undivided and
universally resistant France under the Vichy government. A triumph of on-the-ground filmmaking, The Sorrow and
the Pity (1969) remains gripping, appalling, and exhilarating for its unflinching view of humanity.
Marcel Ophuls Visual History (40 minutes, courtesy of Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, ©2017 A.M.P.A.S.) | Re-release trailer