Prisoner of Paradise

I found that I could not really get into this film considering we had already viewed several films about the Holocaust prior to this one, but I have to say that it was somewhat interesting to me. This film followed well know Jewish film director/actor Kurt Gerron throughout his career. I was intrigued by all the vast amount of films he had directed and also starred in. What was surprising to me was that even though he was a celebrity at the time it didn't matter to the Nazis because he was a Jew and that's all that mattered. I couldn't understand out of all the opportunities he had to escape from Europe and retreat to America he didn't go, which clearly foreshadowed what was to come in the documentary. He was eventually sent to a concentration camp where he was forced to write and direct a pro-Nazi propaganda film. Even though he initially was treated better than the other Jews at the camp it eventually came down to that he was just the same as the rest no matter if he was famous or not. I felt that the film was well put together and surprised at how many people the directors were able get to interview. This documentary was a nice portrayal of what Hilter was doing and how he corrupted so many people at that time in history.