Speaking the unspeakable
The portrayal of the Wannsee Conference in the film Conspiracy
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12904151 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Alex J Kay (0009-0008-1003-7743, University of Potsdam, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 187-200 |
| Publication date | 2019-08-09 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Holocaust Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1750-4902 • E-ISSN: 2048-4887 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/17504902.2019.1637492 |
| OpenAlex | W2968336377 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 10 |
This article discusses the filmic representation of the infamous Wannsee Conference, when fifteen senior German officials met at a villa on the shore of a Berlin lake to discuss and co-ordinate the implementation of the so-called final solution to the Jewish question. The understanding reached during the course of the ninety-minute meeting cleared the way for the Europe-wide killing of six million Jews. The article sets out to answer the principal challenge facing anyone attempting to recreate the Wannsee Conference on film: what was the atmosphere of this conference and the attitude of the participants? Moreover, it discusses various ethical aspects related to the portrayal of evil, not in actions but in words, using the medium of film. In doing so, it focuses on the BBC/HBO television film Conspiracy (2001), directed by Frank Pierson, probing its historical accuracy and discussing its artistic credibility
Aesthetics · Art · Atmosphere (unit · Clearance · Credibility · German · Judaism · Media studies · Political science · Politics · Principal (computer security · Representation (politics · Sociology · Computer Science · History · Italian Fascism and Post-war Society · Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies · Law · Medicine · Memory, Trauma, and Commemoration
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,2 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2021 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |