A fascinating interview with Christiane Kubrick, the German widow of director Stanley Kubrick, about their marriage, her family and making a film about the Holocaust. She speaks about her uncle who was notorious for having filmed Jud Süss at Goebbel's behest and about the difficulty Kubrick had putting together a film about the Holocaust. What's also impressive his the ease with which all these topics flow in the conversation. Allows you to have another look at Kubrick, which is a treat in itself.
Christiane Kubrick's notorious uncle was Harlan Veit, who directed numerous films for the the Nazis and was specifically picked by Goebbels to direct Jud Süss, the appalling anti-semitic film. In his trial after the war, Veit claimed that he was forced to work with Goebbels, or he and his family would have been killed. There were protests against the court's decisions even at the time, and calls for a boycott against Veit's post-war films. Greg Eghigian recommends taking a look at the documentary "Harlan: In the Shadow of Jew Süss," which details how Veit's family dealt with their unrepentant father. You can catch a preview of the documentary here: http://www.myvideo.de/watc
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