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  • 2018
  • Menemsha Films
  • 1 h 33 m
  • 2018
  • Menemsha Films
  • 1 h 33 m
The Waldheim Waltz

Summary Ruth Beckermann documents the process of uncovering former UN Secretary General Kurt Waldheim’s wartime past. It shows the swift succession of new allegations by the World Jewish Congress during his Austrian presidential campaign, the denial by the Austrian political class, the outbreak of anti-Semitism and patriotism, which finally led ...

  • 2018
  • Menemsha Films
  • 1 h 33 m
  • 2018
  • Menemsha Films
  • 1 h 33 m

The Waldheim Waltz

Metascore Universal Acclaim Based on 7 Critic Reviews
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Summary Ruth Beckermann documents the process of uncovering former UN Secretary General Kurt Waldheim’s wartime past. It shows the swift succession of new allegations by the World Jewish Congress during his Austrian presidential campaign, the denial by the Austrian political class, the outbreak of anti-Semitism and patriotism, which finally led ...

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Oct 18, 2018
Thanks to her smart narration — clear, impassioned but never polemical — and the astute way she allows exceptional footage to play out to its full extent, The Waldheim Waltz has a sense of urgency made more pressing given political developments not just in Austria but Poland and Hungary as well.
By Jay Weissberg FULL REVIEW
88
Oct 18, 2018
Despite Beckermann’s contemplative, even-tempered tone, The Waldheim Waltz gradually builds outrage at the subterranean persistence of fascism in postwar politics.
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80
Nov 15, 2018
How this all played out in terms of the Austrian election will surprise no one, but seeing how much the situation came to prefigure the contemporary house of mirrors in Europe as well as America still comes as something of a shock.
By Kenneth Turan FULL REVIEW
80
Oct 18, 2018
While the film recounts events three decades ago, it couldn’t be more relevant today.
By Jonathan Romney FULL REVIEW
80
Oct 18, 2018
The movie is constructed entirely of a remarkable array of archival footage, including Beckermann’s recordings, that spotlights unresolved national traumas and unabated anti-Semitism.
By Richard Brody FULL REVIEW
80
Oct 18, 2018
Beckermann wants not so much to contextualize as to invoke — with the hope, perhaps, that placing us in the middle of this debate will create its own context.
By Bilge Ebiri FULL REVIEW
80
Oct 18, 2018
For all its narrow focus, this is a pleasingly personal breakdown of a fascinating episode in recent European history, tightly composed and crisply edited, with an appealing undertow of dry humor and some cautionary lessons for modern voters.
By Stephen Dalton FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Ruth Beckermann Filmproduktion, Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF)
Release Date Oct 19, 2018
Duration 1 h 33 m
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Website http://www.thewaldheimwaltz.com/
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Awards

DocAviv Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
Berlin International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Austrian Film Award, AT
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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