Shoah: Four Sisters

2018 4h 33m FR

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6.6

SOLID

★6.6TMDB · 7

Documentary

Synopsis

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Since 1999, Claude Lanzmann has made several films that could be considered satellites of Shoah, comprised of interviews conducted in the 1970s that didn’t make it into the final, monumental work. He has just completed a series of four new films, built around four women from four different areas of Eastern Europe with four different destinies, each finding herself unexpectedly and improbably alive after war’s end.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Claude Lanzmann
Self - Interviewer
Paula Biren
Self
Ruth Elias
Self
Ada Lichtman
Self
Hanna Marton
Self

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Claude Lanzmann
Writers: Claude Lanzmann
Languages: Hebrew, German, French, English
Countries: France

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RUNTIME

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At 273 minutes, this is a three-hour-plus commitment — longer than 95% of films ever made.

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ERA

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Released 8 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 4 languages: Hebrew, German, French, English.

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ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Claude Lanzmann, shot by Dominique Chapuis. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Jérémy Azoulay. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Chantal Hymans shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Claude Lanzmann and Paula Biren and Ruth Elias carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Claude Lanzmann directs. Dominique Chapuis behind the camera. Jérémy Azoulay scores. Chantal Hymans cuts. A long sit — settle in. Produced in France. Dialogue in Hebrew, German, French, English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1At 273 minutes, this is a three-hour-plus commitment — longer than 95% of films ever made.
2Released 8 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 4 languages: Hebrew, German, French, English.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by Claude Lanzmann, shot by Dominique Chapuis. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Jérémy Azoulay. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Chantal Hymans shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Claude Lanzmann and Paula Biren and Ruth Elias carry the top of the cast.
9IMDB entry: tt6908854 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 7 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.