Going Attractions: The Definitive Story of the Movie Palace vs When Paris was German

When Paris was German has the higher audience score (8/10 against 6.8/10 for Going Attractions: The Definitive Story of the Movie Palace). When Paris was German is the shorter watch at 52m compared with 1h 24m. Going Attractions: The Definitive Story of the Movie Palace is the older of the two (2019 against 2020). Both are documentary, history movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Going Attractions: The Definitive Story of the Movie Palace posterGoing Attractions: The Definitive Story of the Movie Palace2019 VS When Paris was German posterWhen Paris was German2020
Going Attractions: The Definitive Story of the Movie PalaceWhen Paris was German
Audience score★ 6.8/10★ 8.0/10
Year20192020
Length1h 24m52m
GenresDocumentary, HistoryDocumentary, History, TV Movie, War
Country–France
DirectorApril WrightIsabelle Gendre
Main castLeonard Maltin, Richard L. Fosbrink, Matt Lambros, Ross Melnick, Barbara TwistAgnès Jamonneau, Leonard Chouin

Synopsis

Going Attractions: The Definitive Story of the Movie Palace

Celebrating the splendor and grandeur of the great cinemas of the United States, built when movies were the acme of entertainment and the stories were larger than life, as were the venues designed to show them. The film also tracks the eventual decline of the palaces, through to today’s current preservation efforts. A tribute to America’s great art form and the great monuments created for audiences to enjoy them in.

When Paris was German

Discovering Paris under the German occupation through the story of an SS soldier and more generally of Wehrmacht soldiers allows us to follow the daily life on the German side. These soldiers enjoyed privileged status, during their stay, they were led to believe that they belong to a social elite, a status unreachable back in Germany during peacetime. And who better than a German who has led such lifestyle to serve as a common thread and tell…

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