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Audience reaction to “Zone of Interest”

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14 people responded. The breakdown and comments were:

  • ‘Excellent’: 9 votes
    • Incredible use of sound to convey the horror occurring just the other side of the brick wall.
    • Must never forget what is normalised in the conscious
      Continue you to question
      Damage done in the subconscious
      Cinematography excellent
      Very well-presented piece of art.
    • The holocaust as a slice of everyday life.
    • Monstrous evil conveyed so chillingly by the soundtrack and set in juxtaposition with, on the surface, ‘normal’ family life.
    • Gruelling, but so important.
    • Second time of watching, more powerful than 1st time around.  The subtlety with which the horror was shown makes this a standout film.
    • This is little to say, but so much to say.  We live in such terrible times again – a warning to us all.
    • Obscene
  • ‘Very Good’: 4 votes
    • Intense, uncomfortable & poignant.  Well done Peter for your excellent introduction tonight.
    • Disturbing!
  • ‘Good’: 1 vote
    • Very thought provoking film portraying it from the German side – to be nice people.
  • ‘Satisfactory’: 0 votes
  • ‘Poor’: 0 votes

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Our Next Presentation: Zone Of Interest (Thursday 27 February)

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Chelmsford Theatre Studio, Fairfield Road @ 8PM (Doors open 7:15)

The commandant of Auschwitz, Rudolf Höss, and his wife Hedwig, strive to build a dream life for their family in a house and garden next to the camp – it is hard to imagine that just a hair’s breadth away from the peaceful and idyllic Höss household, the unimaginable horrors of the Final Solution are unfolding in full swing.  When evil becomes banal and apathy requires no effort, what separates man from beast?
[Nick Riganas – IMDB]

Director: Jonathan Glazer

Further details…

Our last presentation:

Reaction to “Blackbird Blackbird Blackberry’

Reaction to “Blackbird Blackbird Blackberry’

Apologies for not bringing along the reaction slips for the last film. The comments made by several people as they were leaving the theatre were on the positive side, with several commending the lead actress’s performance and a few saying … Continue reading →

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May we encourage you to complete the Response Slips following the showing of each film – feedback (both positive and negative) helps us to decide what types of films to show in future seasons. In addition, you can leave comments for any of the films we have shown via the Discussion page.

Discussion Night:

We will be holding a brief meeting on Wednesday 12 March following the screening of the second of our Holocaust movies, The Commandant’s Shadow. This will be held in the Cafeteria area of the Studio Theatre. The Cafeteria will remain open, briefly, before we begin.

Reaction to “Blackbird Blackbird Blackberry’

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Apologies for not bringing along the reaction slips for the last film. The comments made by several people as they were leaving the theatre were on the positive side, with several commending the lead actress’s performance and a few saying that they didn’t see the ending coming.

For my part, this is the second time I’ve seen this film, and I recall deciding part way through the film that Etero would end up pregnant; the decision by Murman and her, at the outset, that no one must ever know of their relationship, against the women in the village’s constant digs about her never marrying and not having anyone to look after her in later life, seemed to suggest such an outcome.

Overall, I thought this was a wonderful film. There was a deep sympathy with the character of Etero, even though she was often cold and hostile towards the older members of her community.

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