The Last Stage (1948)
- Original title
- Ostatni etap
- Directed by
- Wanda Jakubowska
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Poland
- Runtime
- 1h 44m
- Rating
- 7.2 of 10 from 29 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This film is based on the director's own experiences as a prisoner in Auschwitz. It follows the daily lives and struggles of women in the concentration camp.
harrowinggrittysomberunflinchingintenseearneststarkbleak
What happens
The Last Stage (Polish: Ostatni etap) is a 1948 Polish historical drama film directed by Wanda Jakubowska and written by Jakubowska and Gerda Schneider, depicting her experiences in the Auschwitz concentration camp during World War II. The film was one of the early cinematic efforts to describe the Holocaust. Jakubowska’s film influenced subsequent directors that dealt with the subject, including Alain Resnais, Gillo Pontecorvo and Steven Spielberg. In film criticism, it is often referred to as "the mother of all holocaust films". It was Jakubowska's first theatrically-released film and was both a commercial and critical success. It was seen by more than 7.8 million people in Poland and exported to dozens of countries. It also was nominated for a BAFTA Award for Best Film from Any Source in 1950. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
More like this
Long Is the Road (1948)
Morituri (1948)
Border Street (1948)
White Darkness (1948)
Stalowe serca (1948)
We Who Remain (1948)
Germany, Year Zero (1948)
Dravci (1948)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.