A fascinating French film that came many years before the more famous version of the Odessa uprising and massacre. Made at the time of the events, the film does assume a lot of knowledge of what is happening (as the viewers then would have had) as it is a recreation rather than a story being told for the first time. In this way it is a bit much for the casual viewer because it doesn't really explain very much to you in a clear way but it is still interesting.
Technically the film is interesting in use of other footage, "point of view" filming of scenes and the structure across several different sets. Modern viewers will not be impressed but watching it with the knowledge of what else was happening in the industry at the time makes you appreciate this for what it was doing and trying to do.
Technically the film is interesting in use of other footage, "point of view" filming of scenes and the structure across several different sets. Modern viewers will not be impressed but watching it with the knowledge of what else was happening in the industry at the time makes you appreciate this for what it was doing and trying to do.