Inside a Nazi Mind: The Kindly Ones by Jonathan Littell (2023)

11/15/2023 (FR) • 56m

Documentary, History, TV Movie

Overview

An analysis of The Kindly Ones, Jonathan Littell's controversial novel, published in 2006, which dissects the ruthless mechanisms of the Shoah from the detached point of view of Maximilian Aue, a high-ranking Nazi officer.

Top Billed Cast

Rainer Sievert

Maximilian Aue (voice)

Aurélia Petit

Self - Narrator (voice)

Samuel Blumenfeld

Self - Journalist

Aurélie Barjonet

Self - Literature Scholar

Pierre Nora

Self - Historian

Rony Brauman

Self - Physician

Charlotte Mandel

Self - Translator

Michel Terestchenko

Self - Philosopher

Daniel Mendelsohn

Self - Writer


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

literature

holocaust (shoah)

world war ii

portrait of an artist

controversial artist

controversial book

literature history

french literature

grands romans du scandale

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