Artistic representations of the Holocaust have been met with criticism because some think that the Holocaust should only be portrayed in a strictly factual manner. Kerner (cinema, San Francisco
State U.) questions the entrenched criteria by which Holocaust films are usually judged in this broad survey of narrative, documentary, and experimental Holocaust films from various countries.
While paying attention to the established canon of Holocaust films, the book also includes studies of films that have been overlooked, including Naziploitation films, horror films that use the
Holocaust as a backdrop, and experimental films using found footage. The author analyzes the rhetorical strategies Holocaust filmmakers use and the associated theoretical and ethical concerns
of these strategies. In addition to covering the films, the book introduces some of the scholarship and critical literature related to representing the Holocaust. B&w film stills are
included. Annotation 穢2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
