100
San Francisco Chronicle by Mick LaSalle
An exquisite and powerful documentary -- one whose elegance only heightens its devastating impact.
Paragraph 175
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- United Kingdom,
- Germany,
- United States
- 2000
- · 74m
Director
Jeffrey Friedman
Cast
Rupert Everett
Genre
Documentary,
History
The Nazi persecution of gay men and women is one of the least-told stories of the Third Reich. Thousands were murdered in concentration camps. This powerful and poignant film finally fills a crucial gap in the historical record through its interviews—sometimes bitter, sometimes humorous and life affirming—with survivors.
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What are critics saying?
90
L.A. Weekly by Ella Taylor
Speaks so eloquently for itself, there's not much more for me to do than urge you to get over to the Nuart for the one week it's playing in Los Angeles.
90
The New York Times by Lawrence Van Gelder
At once admirable and deeply unsettling.
90
Wall Street Journal by Joe Morgenstern
It's astonishing, and moving.
90
Variety by Dennis Harvey
The definitive screen chronicle to date of homosexual persecution under the Third Reich.
88
Miami Herald
It's an eye opener to how quickly a society can switch from being open and tolerant to pointing fingers -- and worse -- at those deemed different.
88
San Francisco Examiner by Wesley Morris
Soberly, deeply effective.
88
Miami Herald by Marta Barber
It's an eye opener to how quickly a society can switch from being open and tolerant to pointing fingers -- and worse -- at those deemed different.
83
Portland Oregonian
Perhaps the most disturbing fact in the film comes in the text at the end: Paragraph 175 remained on the books in both halves of postwar Germany until the late 1960s.
83
Portland Oregonian by Marc Mohan
Perhaps the most disturbing fact in the film comes in the text at the end: Paragraph 175 remained on the books in both halves of postwar Germany until the late 1960s.
80
Los Angeles Times by Kevin Thomas
Illuminating, poignant and heartening.
80
Village Voice by Elliott Stein
The tales told are bitter, horrific in detail...yet often leavened with irony and humor. Rupert Everett's low-key narration serves the film well.
75
New York Post by Lou Lumenick
A worthy addition to the growing canon of Holocaust documentaries.
70
TV Guide Magazine by Ken Fox
Evokes feelings of fascination and heartbreak, as well as a sense of disbelief.
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