Alain Resnais - Nuit et brouillard AKA Night and Fog

Alain Resnais - Nuit et brouillard AKA Night and Fog (1955) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0048434/ http://criterion_production.s3.amazonaws.com/release_images/1675/197_nightfog.jpg Language French Subtitles included: English The Film: This French documentary set ten years after the defeat of the Nazi's and the end of concentration camps filmmaker Alain Resnais armed with a camera crew found the remains of these camps and documented the grounds of both Auschwitz and Majdanek as a reflection of the terror and inhumanity that occurred there. Resnais' purpose was to tell the truth about life in these camps, choosing to narrate the experience and juxtapose that narration with stark images of the abandoned and desolate remnants of these once where camps. In just 31 minutes, the impact of Resnais' film is unmistakable. Edited amongst the camp grounds footage are segments of the Nazi footage showing the result of their dehumanisation of the prisoners, large masses of cut human hair, used to make rope for the army, room full of personal items, thousands of shoes and glasses etc. The description of these images may not seem shocking but believe me viewing the footage in the context of the narration raises disturbing images within one's own mind. That's where this documentary succeeds where many fail. Resnais' film sometimes feels less like a documentary and more like an eyewitness account. The crimes have already been committed, it does not point the finger, it is on all accounts unbiased. Resnais simply lays it out for the record what happened and challenges those who watch this film to search within their own humanity and to learn from the mistakes of the past. This is powerful filmmaking that challenges our hearts and minds by presenting an objective picture of the events that occurred in these camps. This is one of the most, if not important documents made on this subject. The DVD: Quote: Video: Presented in the film's original full frame ratio this 1.33:1 transfer has been given one hell of a work over by The Criterion Collection. Their booklet states that: This new high-definition digital transfer was created on a spirit datacine from 35mm interpositives. Thousands of instances of dirt, debris and scratches were removed using the MTI digital restoration system. And the evidence is shown on this great disc, one of the best restoration jobs the Criterion Collection has done. Audio: This rip offers the film in its original French language in mono, and music only which I (the ripper) prefer with the English subs. Like the transfer the audio was also given a clean-up, the original 35mm optical positive soundtrack was mastered in 24-bit and was restored utilising tools that helped reduce clicks, pops, hiss and crackle. Although not the best sound result, it could be clearer but for a 49 year-old film I'm not going to complain since this is probably the best condition the sound has ever been in. OVERALL: In the liner notes essay it is quoted that Francois Trouffat says that Night and Fog was "The greatest film ever made" This is certainly an important and powerful documentary that displays the facts in an objective fashion. The Criterion Collection has presented the film wonderfully in a newly restored DVD. http://bayimg.com/image/laafdaacb.jpg http://bayimg.com/image/laaffaacb.jpg http://bayimg.com/image/laafgaacb.jpg http://bayimg.com/image/laafhaacb.jpg http://bayimg.com/image/laafjaacb.jpg http://bayimg.com/image/laafkaacb.jpg http://bayimg.com/image/laaflaacb.jpg http://bayimg.com/image/laafoaacb.jpg http://bayimg.com/image/laafpaacb.jpg http://bayimg.com/image/maafaaacb.jpg http://bayimg.com/image/maafcaacb.jpg ---my rip, from Criterion, with dual audio------ ~~~~~~ Nuit et brouillard.avi ~~~~~~ File Size (in bytes):...........................532,504,576 --- Video Information --- Video Codec Name:...............................XviD ISO MPEG-4 Duration (hh:mm:ss):............................31:52.520 Frame Count:....................................45855 Frame Width (pixels):...........................592 Frame Height (pixels):..........................432 Aspect Ratio:...................................1.370 Frames Per Second:..............................23.976 Video Bitrate (kbps):...........................1829 ......MPEG-4......B-VOP........................ Quality Factor (bits/pixel)/frame:..............0.298" --- Audio Information --- Audio Codec:....................................0x2000 (Dolby AC3) AC3 Audio Sample Rate (Hz):.........................48000 Audio Bitrate(kbps):............................192 Audio Bitrate Type ("CBR" or "VBR"):............CBR Audio Channel Count:............................1 Freakyflicks is a free and open community dedicated to preserving and sharing cinematic art in the digital era. Our goal is to disseminate such works of art to the widest audience possible through the channels provided by P2P technology. The Freakyflicks collection is limited to those films that have played an exceptional role in the history of cinema and its progression in becoming a great art. Films that are usually described as classic, cult, arthouse and avant-garde. If you have films that fit this description feel free to share them and participate in our community. 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 lord_terabyte (2009-05-24)

This rip is for anyone who ever repeated that joke about "how many Jews can you fit in a Volkswagon".

DarK_1988 (2010-06-12)

I just saw the documentary, and it was very nicely done, i do have some objection to the soundtrack used but I guess for 1955 it will do.
The Rip is excellent Thanks a lot lord_terabyte!
The one thing which is rather strange abt the whole documentary was that it was excellent but still it failed to arouse any emotional response from me... I wonder Why?????

indiaman (2011-04-24)

Thanks for this great documentary.

mitbrille (2011-08-09)

Thanks.