Sorrow And The Pity, The (Part One: The Collapse) (1969) Rating: Starring: Georges Bidault, Matthaus Bleibinger, Charles Braun, Maurice Buckmaster, Emile Coulaudon Director: Marcel Ophuls Category: Special Interest, Documentary, Foreign Studio: Image Ent. Subtitles: English Length: 260 mins Want to buy?           In 1969, this epic account of France under the Nazi occupation opened at a tiny theater on the Left Bank of Paris. This documentary, which had already been refused by French TV, was immediately hailed as one of the most moving and influential films of all time. The Sorrow And The Pity went on to garner international acclaim -- including an Oscar®-nomination and a recurring homage in Woody Allen's Annie Hall. Director Marcel Ophuls combined interviews and archival film footage to explore the reality of the French occupation in one small industrial city, Clermont-Ferrant. He spoke with Resistance fighters, collaborators, spies, farmers, government officials, writers, artists and veterans. The result is a shattering portrait of how ordinary people actually conducted themselves under extraordinary circumstances. By turns gripping, horrifying and inspiring. The Sorrow And The Pity is a triumph of humanist filmmaking and a testament to the power of cinema. Totally unavailable for more than 15 years, this new version features complete subtitles for the first time ever.