One of the best films of all time, with which Steven Spielberg caused a great deal of controversy 30 years ago

Steven Spielberg earned his reputation as one of the greatest directors of all time with extreme courage. Hardly any of his films is thematically as difficult and dark as Schindler’s List. The epic drama about the rescue of thousands of Jews from the Holocaust Considered one of the best films of all time, it is still controversial. Now the masterpiece is available to stream on Amazon Prime Video. On Amazon Prime: Steven Spielberg’s masterpiece has been criticized by master directors

Schindler’s List tells the true story of German industrialist Oskar Schindler (Liam Neeson), who wants to profit from World War II and set up a business in modern-day Poland. He hires many Jewish workers who protected from transport to labor or extermination camps.

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Steven Spielberg’s film received rave reviews (via Metacritic), was a box office hit (via The Numbers) and won seven Oscars. Nevertheless, opponents accused the film of inappropriate handling of the topic of the Holocaust.

Director Michael Haneke (Dasweiße Band) described the film’s portrayal of the gas chambers as “dumb“, his famous colleague Jean-Luc Godard accused Spielberg of insulting Schindler’s impoverished widow to have enriched (via rogerebert.com).

To what extent Spielberg’s critics are right, everyone has to decide for themselves. In any case, Schindler’s list is unique. Its prominent place in film history will not surprise Haneke and Godard either.

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