Claude Lanzmann

A powerhouse of French documentary filmmaking, Claude Lanzmann was born in 1925 in Bois-Colombes, France and embarked upon a career that spanned six decades from the 1970s to his death in 2018. He is best known for his work in the genre of documentary, with his most famous film, "Shoah", a nine-hour-long documentary about the Holocaust, receiving universal critical acclaim and earning him a BAFTA award for Best Documentary. Lanzmann's work is characterized by an intense commitment to historical truth, often employing long interviews and returning to the sites of historical events to deeply explore the human impact of atrocities.

Claude Lanzmann, with his unwavering dedication to uncovering truth and his compassionate storytelling, has left an indelible mark in the world of cinema.