The Waldheim Waltz

Name: The Waldheim Waltz
Genre: History, Documentary
Released: October 19, 2018
Duration: 93 min
Rating: 82
Cast: Kurt Waldheim, Ruth Beckermann

2018

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Menemsha Films | Release Date: October 19, 2018 | Not Rated

Starring: Kurt Waldheim, Ruth Beckermann

Summary: Ruth Beckermann documents the process of uncovering former UN Secretary General Kurt Waldheim’s wartime past. It shows the swift succession of new allegations by the World Jewish Congress during his Austrian presidential campaign, the denial by the Austrian political class, the outbreak of anti-Semitism and patriotism, which finally led toRuth Beckermann documents the process of uncovering former UN Secretary General Kurt Waldheim’s wartime past. It shows the swift succession of new allegations by the World Jewish Congress during his Austrian presidential campaign, the denial by the Austrian political class, the outbreak of anti-Semitism and patriotism, which finally led to his election. Created from international archive material and what Beckermann shot at the time, the film shows that history repeats itself time and time again. [Menemsha Films]… Expand

Director: Ruth Beckermann

Genre(s): History, Documentary

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 93 min

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Jay Weissberg

Oct 18, 2018

Thanks to her smart narration — clear, impassioned but never polemical — and the astute way she allows exceptional footage to play out to its full extent, The Waldheim Waltz has a sense of urgency made more pressing given political developments not just in Austria but Poland and Hungary as well. Read full review

Pat Brown

Oct 18, 2018

Despite Beckermann’s contemplative, even-tempered tone, The Waldheim Waltz gradually builds outrage at the subterranean persistence of fascism in postwar politics. Read full review

Richard Brody

Oct 18, 2018

The movie is constructed entirely of a remarkable array of archival footage, including Beckermann’s recordings, that spotlights unresolved national traumas and unabated anti-Semitism. Read full review

Jonathan Romney

Oct 18, 2018

While the film recounts events three decades ago, it couldn’t be more relevant today. Read full review

Stephen Dalton

Oct 18, 2018

For all its narrow focus, this is a pleasingly personal breakdown of a fascinating episode in recent European history, tightly composed and crisply edited, with an appealing undertow of dry humor and some cautionary lessons for modern voters. Read full review

Kenneth Turan

Nov 15, 2018

How this all played out in terms of the Austrian election will surprise no one, but seeing how much the situation came to prefigure the contemporary house of mirrors in Europe as well as America still comes as something of a shock. Read full review

Bilge Ebiri

Oct 18, 2018

Beckermann wants not so much to contextualize as to invoke — with the hope, perhaps, that placing us in the middle of this debate will create its own context. Read full review

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