Memorandum is a one-hour 1965 documentary co-directed by Donald Brittain and John Spotton, and produced by John Kemeny for the National Film Board of Canada.[1] It follows Bernard Laufer, a Jewish Holocaust survivor, on an emotional pilgrimage back to the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp.[2] Considered by many critics to be Brittain's finest work, the film's title refers to Hitler's memorandum about the "final solution."[3]
| Memorandum | |
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| Directed by | |
| Written by | Donald Brittain |
| Produced by | John Kemeny |
| Starring |
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| Cinematography | John Spotton |
| Edited by | John Spotton |
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Running time | 58 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
A detailed analysis of the film's structure is available in Ken Dancyger's The Technique of Film and Video Editing: History, Theory and Practice.[4]
Awards
edit- Venice Film Festival, Venice: First Prize, Lion of St. Mark, 1966
- Golden Gate International Film Festival, San Francisco: First Prize, Essay, 1966
- Vancouver International Film Festival, Vancouver: Certificate of Merit, Television Films, 1966
- Montreal International Film Festival, Montreal: Special Mention, Medium-Length Films, 1966[5]
References
edit- ^ "Memorandum". onf-nfb.gc.ca. National Film Board of Canada. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
- ^ "Memorandum". Collection. National Film Board of Canada. Retrieved 2009-10-09.
- ^ "Donald Brittain". Canadian Film Encyclopedia. Film Reference Library. Archived from the original on 2007-09-26. Retrieved 2009-10-09.
- ^ Dancyger, Ken (2002). "Analysis of documentary sequences: Memorandum". The Technique of Film and Video Editing: History, Theory and Practice (3rd ed.). Burlington, MA: Elsevier. pp. 302–314. ISBN 0-240-80420-1.
- ^ "Memorandum". onf-nfb.gc.ca. National Film Board of Canada. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
External links
edit- Watch Memorandum on the NFB website
- Memorandum at IMDb
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