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The Last Stage (Polish: Ostatni etap) is a 1948 Polish historical drama film directed and co-written by Wanda Jakubowska, depicting her experiences in the Auschwitz concentration camp during World War II.
A film set in Auschwitz-Birkenau, written and directed by former prisoners, that depicts the horrors and resistance of the camp. The Last Stage (1948) is a rare and powerful work that deserves to be more widely known and celebrated.
Jan 12, 2023 · The Last Stage is showing on MUBI from 11 January. Where to watch. This 1948 Holocaust drama - directed by an Auschwitz survivor - is a vital work of cinema history whose influence is staggering.
The Last Stage: Directed by Wanda Jakubowska. With Wanda Bartówna, Huguette Faget, Tatyana Guretskaya, Antonina Gordon-Górecka. Female prisoners of various ethnic background struggle to survive the hardships of Auschwitz Concentration Camp.
The Last Stage is a pioneering documentary feature that depicts the horrors of the Nazi death camp based on the story of interpreter Martha Weiss. It was shot and staged with a level of polished studio craft and melodrama, and aimed to share its story of horrors with the world.
The Last Stage is extremely interesting as a historical document and watching it one can retrospectively see its influence on films about the Holocaust made since. This is truly the urtext of Holocaust cinema, and one of the great cries for humanity that emerged from the Shoah.
The Last Stage. The film was one of the earliest cinematic efforts to describe the Holocaust, and it is still quoted extensively by succeeding directors, including Steven Spielberg in Schindler’s List. IMDb 7.3 1 h 46 min 1948. PG-13.
