Schindler's List (1993) | The Film Index

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Schindler's List

Country: United States
Release: 15 DEC 1993
Runtime: 195 min
Original Language: English

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The true story of how businessman Oskar Schindler saved over a thousand Jewish lives from the Nazis while they worked as slaves in his factory during World War II.

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Steven Spielberg’s synthesis of classical Hollywood emotional blocking with European documentary aesthetics. It is academically valuable for its masterclass in staging complex, chaotic crowds while always maintaining clear geographic and narrative focus on the primary characters.

What to Watch For: The liquidation of the ghetto sequence. Watch how Spielberg utilizes handheld cameras to create a chaotic, subjective documentary feel, but seamlessly transitions into highly controlled, composed tracking shots when exposition or emotional punctuation is needed. Pay attention to the highly selective, thematic use of color (the girl in the red coat).

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