Hôtel Terminus: The Life and Times of Klaus Barbie (1988)
- Directed by
- Marcel Ophuls
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country
- Germany, France, United States
- Runtime
- 4h 27m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 7.1 of 10 from 39 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
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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 documentary traces the life of Klaus Barbie, a Nazi war criminal who served with the Gestapo in Lyon. It covers his early years, his time as a torturer, and the decades he spent in hiding before being brought to trial in France.
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What happens
Hotel Terminus: The Life and Times of Klaus Barbie (French: Hôtel Terminus: Klaus Barbie, sa vie et son temps) is a 1988 American documentary film by Marcel Ophuls about the life of Nazi war criminal Klaus Barbie. The film covers Barbie's relatively innocent childhood, his time with the Gestapo in Lyon (where he apparently excelled at torture), through to the forty years between the end of World War II and his eventual deportation from Bolivia to stand trial for crimes against humanity in France. The film explores a number of themes, including the nature of evil and the diffusion of responsibility in hierarchical situations. The film won the 1988 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature, as well as the FIPRESCI Award at the 1988 Cannes Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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