Human Remains (film)

Human Remains
Directed byJay Rosenblatt
Written byJay Rosenblatt
Distributed byLocomotion Films[1]
Release date
  • 1998 (1998)
CountriesUnited States
Denmark

Human Remains is a 1998 Danish-American documentary short film written and directed by filmmaker Jay Rosenblatt.[2][3][4]

Summary

It reveals every intimate and mundane detail about the personal lives of Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, Joseph Stalin, Francisco Franco and Mao Zedong[5][6][7] while illustrating the banality of evil.[8][9][10]

Production

Even though it is only a 30-minute film, it took Jay Rosenblatt 3 years to complete it with eight months of research.[11][12]

Accolades

The film has won over 27 awards including a Sundance Jury Award.[13]

References

  1. ↑ Human Remains (excerpt) posted by Karl-Heinz Teuber (German voiceover for the film) on YouTube
  2. ↑ AllMovie
  3. ↑ Human remains (VHS tape, 1998) - WorldCat.org
  4. ↑ Deckert Distribution GmbH
  5. ↑ "Fandor". Archived from the original on 8 November 2020. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  6. ↑ "Human Remains". prod.tcm.com. Archived from the original on 20 May 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
  7. ↑ "Human Remains (1998) | BFI". BFI. 11 August 2016. Archived from the original on 11 August 2016. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
  8. ↑ "1998 Best Short Documentary—IDA Awards: Human Remains | International Documentary Association". www.documentary.org. 1 November 1998. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
  9. ↑ Bergen-Aurand, Brian K. (14 September 2016). "Rosenblatt, Jay – Senses of Cinema". Retrieved 24 May 2025.
  10. ↑ Willis, Holly (4 April 2010). "The Smell of Burning Ants – Senses of Cinema". Retrieved 24 May 2025.
  11. ↑ "Human Remains". Kanopy. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
  12. ↑ Graham, Rhys (28 October 2004). "Human Remains – Senses of Cinema". Retrieved 24 May 2025.
  13. ↑ "Sundance Film Festival: Juries, Awards Night Host Announced". sundance.org. 17 January 2019. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
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