La dernière d'entre elles
The Last of Them
Am Beginn stand ein unvollendetes Manuskript: Einige Wochen nach ihrer Rückkehr aus Auschwitz 1945 hatte meine Großmutter Fernande ihre schmerzvollen Erinnerungen niedergeschrieben. Über siebzig Jahre später fand ich auf wundersame Weise Rosette, die meine Großmutter „an diesem Ort“ gekannt hatte. Rosette war die Letzte einer kleinen Gruppe von Überlebenden, zu denen auch meine Großmutter gehört hatte. Kurz nach dem Krieg hatten einige der anderen Berichte über ihre Erfahrungen veröffentlicht. Ich wollte ihre Stimmen versammeln. Der Film erkundet die tiefsten Schatten von dem, was von Auschwitz heute bleibt. (Pierre Goetschel)
In the beginning, there was a manuscript that trailed off, unfinished. A few weeks after her return from Auschwitz in 1945, my grandmother Fernande had written down her painful memories. Over seventy years later, I miraculously discovered Rosette, who had known my grandmother “in that place.” Rosette was the last living member of the small group of survivors that included my grandmother. Immediately after the war, several of the other women had published accounts of their experience. I wanted to bring together their voices. Hence, the film explores the deepest shadows of what remains of Auschwitz today. (Pierre Goetschel)
Director's Biography
Pierre Goetschel
Born in 1969, Pierre Goetschel is a documentary filmmaker. He devoted his latest films to the connections between memory and history. After "Les Mutins de la Courtine", which goes back to the traces of the Russian soldier’s mutiny in France in 1917 during the Russian Revolution, "The Last of Them“ follows the work started with "L’héritage retrouvé" about fragments and memory’s material.
Film Selection: La dernière d'entre elles (The Last of Them, 2018, doc) - Les Mutins de la Courtine (2015, doc) - L’héritage retrouvé (2014, doc) - Rond-point (2010, doc)
Born in 1969, Pierre Goetschel is a documentary filmmaker. He devoted his latest films to the connections between memory and history. After "Les Mutins de la Courtine", which goes back to the traces of the Russian soldier’s mutiny in France in 1917 during the Russian Revolution, "The Last of Them“ follows the work started with "L’héritage retrouvé" about fragments and memory’s material.
Film Selection: La dernière d'entre elles (The Last of Them, 2018, doc) - Les Mutins de la Courtine (2015, doc) - L’héritage retrouvé (2014, doc) - Rond-point (2010, doc)
Competition Documentary 2019
Pierre Goetschel
Frankreich 2018
color & black and white
70 Minuten
Französisch / Englisch OmeU
Drehbuch Pierre Goetschel
Kamera Jérome Colin
Schnitt Isabelle Poudevigne
Ton/Sounddesign Laurent Herniaux, Yann Reiland
Musik Frédéric Féraud, Quentin Laurent
Mit Rosette Levy, Dominique Blanc, Nathalie Richard, Bernadette Le Saché
Produzent*innen Frédéric Féraud, Quentin Laurent
Produktion
Les films de l'œil sauvage, France 3 Nouvelle Aquitaine, L’Heure D
Weltvertrieb
Les films de l'œil sauvage
Weltpremiere
Weltpremiere
Crossing Europe 2019
Premierenstatus / Premiere StatusWorld Premiere