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Speaking the unspeakable
(2019)
This article discusses the filmic representation of the infamous
Wannsee Conference, when fifteen senior German officials met at a
villa on the shore of a Berlin lake to discuss and co-ordinate the
implementation of the so-called final solution to the Jewish question.
The understanding reached during the course of the ninety-minute
meeting cleared the way for the Europe-wide killing of six million
Jews. The article sets out to answer the principal challenge facing
anyone attempting to recreate the Wannsee Conference on film:
what was the atmosphere of this conference and the attitude of the
participants? Moreover, it discusses various ethical aspects related to the portrayal of evil, not in actions but in words, using the medium of film. In doing so, it focuses on the BBC/HBO television film
Conspiracy (2001), directed by Frank Pierson, probing its historical
accuracy and discussing its artistic credibility.