Hey Film Club!
We hope you’ve had a chance to watch The Zone of Interest sometime in the last month. It’s a tough one for sure, but we think it’s important and we had a great conversation about it, which we’re sharing with you now!
We’d love to hear from you: what did you think? what did you take away? do you have any further comments?
Here are the questions we asked and answered!
What question(s) is The Zone of Interest asking you to consider?
What answers, if any, does it give?
What do you make of the ending?
How do the visual and sound choices of the filmmaker inform how you read the film?
And here are some of the articles and sources we referenced in the conversation:
The Atlantic: “The Zone of Interest Sound Design Told Another Story”, an interview between Hannah Rosin and Johnnie Burn
Vox: “The year’s scariest horror film is The Zone of Interest” by Alissa Wilkinson
Vulture: “The Zone of Interest’s Final Moments Are a Nazi Workaholic’s Nightmare” by A.A. Dowd
We’ll be back next week with our May Film Club pick! Hint: it’s an oldie!
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🎧 Film Club #1: The Zone of Interest