Review – Harlan: In the Shadow of Jew Süss

The parts of this documentary that are actually abut Veit Harlan are fascinating. He directed the notorious Nazi propaganda movie Jüd Süss, raising crucial questions about the relationship between art and conduct and the culpability of artists for genocide. Sadly, most of the picture is devoted to his relatives (kids, grandkids, nephews and nieces, one of the latter married to Stanley Kubrick). Predictably enough, they had a variety of reactions to their genetic connection to the controversial filmmaker. It isn’t that their stories were completely dull. They just weren’t as interesting as the director himself. Mildly amusing