Human Remains (film) explained

Human Remains
Director:	Jay Rosenblatt
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Distributor:	Locomotion Films^[1]
Country:	United States Denmark

Human Remains is a 1998 Danish-American documentary short film written and directed by filmmaker Jay Rosenblatt.^{[2] [3] [4]}

Summary

It reveals every intimate and mundane detail about the personal lives of Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, Joseph Stalin, Francisco Franco and Mao Zedong^{[5] [6] [7]} while illustrating the banality of evil.^{[8] [9] [10]}

Production

Even though it is only a 30-minute film, it took Jay Rosenblatt 3 years to complete it with eight months of research.^{[11] [12]}

Accolades

The film has won over 27 awards including a Sundance Jury Award.^[13]

External links

• • Human Remains at Jay Rosenblatt Films
• Excerpt

Notes and References

1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqR-ZEW18ws Human Remains (excerpt) posted by Karl-Heinz Teuber (German voiceover for the film) on YouTube
2. https://www.allmovie.com/movie/human-remains-v326129 AllMovie
3. https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/40880875 Human remains (VHS tape, 1998) - WorldCat.org
4. https://deckert-distribution.com/film-catalogue/authors-documentaries/human-remains/ Deckert Distribution GmbH
5. Web site: Fandor . 10 December 2020 . 8 November 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201108103854/https://www.fandor.com/films/human_remains . dead .
6. https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/526959/human-remains TCM.com
7. https://web.archive.org/web/20160811123058/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b81f5f4a1 BFI
8. https://www.documentary.org/online-feature/1998-best-short-documentary%E2%80%94ida-awards-human-remains 1998 Best Short Documentary—IDA Awards: Human Remains|International Documentary Association
9. http://www.sensesofcinema.com/2009/great-directors/jay-rosenblatt/ Rosenblatt, Jay — Senses of Cinema
10. http://www.sensesofcinema.com/2013/cteq/the-smell-of-burning-ants/ The Smell of Burning Ants — Senses of Cinema
11. Web site: Human Remains . Kanopy . 2019-04-10.
12. http://www.sensesofcinema.com/2000/cteq/human/ Senses of Cinema
13. Web site: Sundance Film Festival: Juries, Awards Night Host Announced . January 17, 2019. www.sundance.org. English. 2019-04-10.