The Eye of Vichy

The Eye of Vichy
by Claude Chabrol

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Actor: Brian Cox, Charles Huntziger, Erwin Rommel, Michel Bouquet, Pierre Laval
Director: Claude Chabrol
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language); French (Original Language)
Format: Black & White, DVD-Video, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 110 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2003-01-21
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: FIRST RUN FEATURES

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Movie Review: Collaboration Ground Zero.
Summary: 5 Stars

This is an infinitely watchable, very well done documentary about the mystery that was Vichy France. It's a perfect companion to Ophul's The Sorrow and the Pity. There really is not a central narrative here as they let the films speak for themselves. They really do tell one just about everything they need to know about the weird mix of fascism and bureaucracy that was Vichy. Occasionally, the director provides a little voiceover clarification but basically the propagandistic era reveals itself to viewers slowly. Overall, there is some absolutely outstanding stuff here and it is valuable primary source material. I just read a biography of Petain but I have to say I never realized how depressed and despondent his speeches were from that the era. It is funny to see what sort of thing passed for political inspiration back in those days because Petain basically spent most of his time putting down his fellow citizens in these clips.

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Summary of The Eye of Vichy

French New Wave founder Claude Chabrol (Merci Pour Le Chocolat, La C?r?monie) creates a masterful look at the Nazis' media manipulation, which is as engrossing as any of his thrillers. Chabrol assembles a brilliant compilation of long forgotten film footage and newsreels produced by the Nazis and French collaborators during World War Two.

Written by Jean-Pierre Azema and Robert Paxton and narrated by Joe Cox (Manhunter; The Ring), The Eye of Vichy focuses on the small town of the same name in central France where Field Marshall Petain's puppet government worked with their Nazi overlords to create pro-Nazi propaganda. Seeking to turn the tide of public emotion against both the Allied Forces and the Jews, these collaborators skillfully produced a strange alternative history of the war years that is both shocking and grimly fascinating.

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