Hello,
I am working on a paper concerning ways in which films 're-write' history:
on the one hand an example such as _The Sorrow and the Pity_, which rewrote
the history of France's role under the Occupation by dismantling the
national myth of universal resistance, and on the other hand some more
recent films which rewrite history more--I think--in terms of their agenda
and/or framing of history. _Black Hawk Down_ immediately comes to mind, with
its pro-America "jingoism" as the BBC called it, or even the currently
showing (in NY) _The Grey Zone_, which in its narration of a *true* story
and attention to historic accuracy, nevertheless presents an overall
one-dimensional version of the history of the Sonderkommando. I suppose the
main point I am trying to argue with _The Grey Zone_ is that, because it
presents in many a ways a *true* chapter of this history, it ends up
representing in the minds of many viewers *the* definitive history, in its
entirety and without other complexities--and any reader of Arendt (or
history in general) will know that _The Grey Zone_ is far from presenting
the *entire* complex, difficult story.
It would be helpful if any of you could throw out the names of some
books/essays/articles, etc. that deal with history and film, and how film
represents and/or changes history, or other films that might be useful for
me, or even your opinions on _The Grey Zone_...
Thanks in advance,
Leinana Myers
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