Language:
English
Year of publication:
2004
Titel der Quelle:
Antisemitism International
Angaben zur Quelle:
(2004) 34-42
Keywords:
Sivan, Eyal,
;
Eichmann, Adolf,
;
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) Influence
Abstract:
Criticizes the film "The Specialist", produced and directed by Eyal Sivan, which is an edited version of the original tapes of the Eichmann trial. Analyzes specific scenes to show how the editing process distorted aspects of the trial (and even fabricated scenes) to reflect preconceived interpretations both of Eichmann and of the State of Israel. Sivan's goal was to make Eichmann seem like a harmless pawn used by the Zionist establishment to consolidate the "myth" of Jewish victimhood. Therefore, objects to the film's claim to be a documentary while it has a hidden agenda.
Note:
A German version appeared as "Der wahre Spezialist: Eyal Sivans Filmcollage zum Eichmann-Prozess" in "Einsicht" 5 (2011) 48-54.
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