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| Andre Heller | Director |
| Othmar Schmiderer | Director, Cinematographer, Sound/Sound Designer |
| Daniel Krausz | Producer |
| Danny Kravsz | Producer |
| Daniel Pohacker | Editor |
| Kurt Stocker | Producer |
Anonymous
Posted October 1, 2010
Historical account, in the first person, by one of Hitler's personal secretaries reveals how easily people can fool themselves into believing in and blindly following the tryanny and treachery of cruel dictators. Denial doesn't change one thing about reality, and this DVD clearly exposes this truth! Watching this woman's first-hand account of being Hitler's secretary will make you look at THE WAY YOU ARE RAISING YOUR CHILDREN--how you are developing their self-esteem, sense of automony, critical thinking habits, and ability to AVOID being fooled by 'slick' talkers and con-artists.
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Posted October 1, 2010
Blind Spot (Im toten Winkel) is technically a disappointing film--it utilizies one fixed camera and a sometimes iffy mike to record a single woman sitting in chair over two days of recording--but that woman was one of Hitler's personal secretaries. Traudel H. was a then teenaged secretary whose stenographic skills landed her a job at the Führer's headquarters as one of a half-dozen or so female secretaries hand-picked to serve Hitler and be on call around-the-clock. Because Hitler was adverse to taking meals with government officials and having to talk shop, he usually invited his secretaries to join him for lunch, which allowed them to observe Hitler in a far more informal and agreeable manner than for anyone else. As the Third Reich began to collapse and the Russians neared Hitler's headquarters, the gloom and impending doom surrounded the staff but no one dared, or indeed wanted, to leave, all choosing to remain true to their leader to the end. The same holds true for Traudel, who ends up being one of the last people to see Hitler and Eva Braun before they retire to their apartment and commit suicide. All of this comes from the first-person recollections of Traudel, who managed to escape Berlin and her questionable past to spend the rest of her adult life in obscurity. However, reaching her old age and facing increasing illness, she decided to contact André Heller, the famous Viennese author, director and performer, and ask him to record her recollection of working for Hitler and seeing him more as a man than an icon. While the format Heller has chosen is dull, her delivery of events and recollections is electrifying, all the more so when you realize she was truly one of the last living witnesses to the demise of Hitler and the rulers of the Third Reich. She herself has died since the making of this film, and she has done history and herself a service by making sure she left a permanent record behind. For anyone interested in the life of Adolf Hitler and a first-person account of his last days, this film is invaluable and an absolute must-see.
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Was this review helpful? Yes NoThank you for your feedback. Report this reviewThank you, this review has been flagged.Hitler's life from the inside..from a woman who lived near him and saw it all....fascinating and compelling....hard to put down, hard to look away..
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Posted June 14, 2009
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