The Condemned of Altona (1962)

Original title

I sequestrati di Altona

Directed by

Vittorio De Sica

Genre

drama film

Country

France, Italy

Runtime

1h 54m

Rating

7.1 of 10 from 17 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.

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How it feels

A German industrialist family hides a dark secret about their eldest son who was a Nazi officer. The son lives in self-imposed isolation in the family mansion, tormented by his wartime actions. The film examines guilt and denial in post-war Germany.

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What happens

The Condemned of Altona (Italian: I sequestrati di Altona) is a 1962 Italian-French drama film directed by Vittorio De Sica. It is based on the play of the same name by Jean-Paul Sartre. For this film Vittorio De Sica won the Academy of Italian Cinema's David di Donatello award for Best Director. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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