Inside a Nazi Mind: The Kindly Ones by Jonathan Littell

Jean-Christophe Klotz
2023-11-15


7.2
56 min

An analysis of The Kindly Ones, Jonathan Littell's controversial novel, published in 2006, which dissects the ruthless mechanisms of the Shoah from the detached point of view of Maximilian Aue, a high-ranking Nazi officer.

Cast

Name Character Team
Rainer Sievert Maximilian Aue (voice) Unowned
Aurélia Petit Self - Narrator (voice) Unowned
Samuel Blumenfeld Self - Journalist Unowned
Aurélie Barjonet Self - Literature Scholar Unowned
Pierre Nora Self - Historian Unowned
Rony Brauman Self - Physician Unowned
Charlotte Mandel Self - Translator Unowned
Michel Terestchenko Self - Philosopher Unowned
Daniel Mendelsohn Self - Writer Unowned
Boris Cyrulnik Self - Psychiatrist Unowned
Elissa Mailänder Self - Historian Unowned
Christian Ingrao Self - Historian Unowned
Niklas Frank Self - Hans Frank's Son Unowned
Jean-Christophe Klotz Self - Interviewer (voice) Unowned
Jorge Semprún Self - Writer (archive footage) Unowned
Jonathan Littell Self - Writer (voice) (archive footage) Unowned
Hans Frank Self - Politician (archive footage) Unowned
Adolf Hitler Self - Politician (archive footage) Unowned