The Eye of Vichy
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Actor: Brian Cox, Charles Huntziger, Erwin Rommel, Michel Bouquet, Pierre LavalBrand: First RUN Features
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Subtitled); English (Original Language); French (Original Language)
Format: Black & White, DVD, 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
Movie Reviews of The Eye of Vichy
Movie Review: A nation without shame
Summary: 5 Stars
Admittedly this film is propaganda produced during an occupation by fascist Germany, but it is very educational in explaining why more Americans were probably killed by the French during WWII than were saved by them. But this film shows us what the Vichy government was producing in the way of propaganda, not what the Germans made them do. Including the Northern Africa campaign of serious battles where Allied forces were attacked by French military loyal to Petain's Vichy government, as well as the millions of Frenchmen who assisted the Nazi war machine in their munitions factories, there is no question that the French were more the enemy of the Allies than they would ever be willing to admit today. For anyone who thinks that French diplomatic treachery is a new phenomenon in the war against Islamofascism, they should see this film. No wonder Chabrol was widely condemned in France for shining the light on this ugly chapter in French history. It is something any nation should be ashamed of. But unfortunately they have learned nothing from their ignominy as well documented by their own propagandists. Hollywood did a great job of fooling the world into thinking that the "Free French" were in the majority fighting German occupation, but in fact the vast majority supported Petain and his fellow collaborators until the tide was turning in favor of the Allies. But what's new? If you are interested in this subject Robert Paxton's book "Vichy France" is even more of an eye opener.
Summary of The Eye of Vichy
French New Wave founder Claude Chabrol (Merci Pour Le Chocolat, La Cérémonie) 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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