MUN Cinema Series: Son of Saul
MUN Cinema presents Son of Saul. Directed by László Nemes with Géza Röhrig, Levente Molnár, Urs Rechn, Todd Charmont et al. Hungarian with English subtitles.
A strong contender for the Best Foreign Film Oscar, this is one feature you do not want to miss. Voted one of the best films of 2015, SON OF SAUL focuses on the Holocaust, as well (see REMEMBER), but from a decidedly unique point of view, that of Saul Auslander, a Hungarian Jew who survives thus far at a Nazi extermination camp by assisting the Nazis in their extermination project. The subject is horrific, but director Nemes is careful never to show it directly. We do not see it, nor does the film wish to sensationalize an already grotesque reality. Instead, the film is tightly shot, carefully edited, and brilliantly framed to focus on the person of Saul himself, he who must work through trauma to stay alive for as long as possible. Yes, its heavy and intense, but you will admire the craft and applaud the genius of the directors choices. None other than Claude Lanzman himself gave it two thumbs up.
More information about this film and the schedule for the season can be found at www.mun.ca/cinema.