Harlan: in the Shadow of Jew Suss April 17, 2010

Felix Moellers terrific docsubtly explores the questions of guilt and filial devotion while keeping the mans monstrous legacy front and center. (Variety) Veit Harlan was the most famous and successful German director of the late 30s, and his anti-Semitic classic Jew Suss, praised by Goebbels and Himmler, was seen by no fewer than 20 million Germans. This documentary, just off its Film Forum opening, is an exploration of Harlans life, work, and painful legacy through a fascinating dialogue with his children, several of whom have married Jews; one has even become a hunter of Nazi war criminals. Felix Moeller. 2009. 99 m. Germany, German with subtitles. Zeitgeist Films.