
A biographical drama film about Kurt Josef Waldheim, former UN Secretary General and the controversy of his participation and role in the Nazi regime during WW II .... (Full plot summary below)
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A biographical drama film about Kurt Josef Waldheim, former UN Secretary General and the controversy of his participation and role in the Nazi regime during WW II .
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| Jewish CurrentsDeborah KriegerThe Waldheim Waltz functions as both an invaluable look at a protest movement fighting against a right-wing political insurgency, and also a call to action, creating a sense of righteous fury and a desire to prevent another Waldheim affair. |
| The NationStuart Klawans[It] speaks even more directly to our current situation... |
| VarietyJay WeissbergThanks 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. |
| Backseat MafiaRob AldamA powerful film about the importance of remembering our history and holding politicians to account for their actions. |
| Film-Forward.comNora Lee MandelOf riveting contemporary political relevance...effectively raises disquieting questions about a country's memories and moral responsibility as right-wing parties again rise. |
| New York TimesBilge EbiriBeckermann 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. |
| New YorkerRichard BrodyThe movie is constructed entirely of a remarkable array of archival footage, including Beckermann’s recordings, that spotlights unresolved national traumas and unabated anti-Semitism. |
| Slant MagazinePat BrownDespite Beckermann’s contemplative, even-tempered tone, The Waldheim Waltz gradually builds outrage at the subterranean persistence of fascism in postwar politics. |
| Big Apple ReviewsHarvey S. KartenYet another scuzz gets away with murder, elevated to the highest office in the United Nations and in Austria. |
| Los Angeles TimesKenneth TuranHow 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. |