the Sorrow and the Pity

Director Marcel Ophüls' monumental, award-winning chronicle of life in France under Nazi occupation during World War II was originally made for, then banned from, French TV. Newsreel footage is mixed with period music and interviews with German soldiers, members of the Resistance, and ordinary citizens who often supported-actively or inactively-the occupying forces. 4 1/3 hrs. Widescreen; Soundtrack: French and German; Subtitles: English; featurette; theatrical trailer. In French and German with English subtitles.