Thursday, September 29, 2016

DENIAL (Directed by Mick Jackson)**** Cerebral Approach in Court Exposes the Truth about a Holocaust Denier





When Deborah E. Lipstadt accuses Holcaust denier, David Irving of being a total liar in the book she has written about such Holocaust deniers, Irving sues her publishing company Penquin Books in London, England for libel.  The time is 1998. He takes her to courts, but her brilliant teams of understated lawyers exposes the lies and distortions Irving makes in his books. The film is based on a true story.




A trip to Auschwitz with the legal team in tow - led by lawyer Richard Rampton (Tom Wilkinson) – helps pinpoint certain flaws, lies and the thwarting of facts the imposter historian uses to support his case. But in fact, he is a vile anti-Semite, and the judgement of the verdict rests with a judge. In 2000, it is made public.

                                                                      






Deborah has so much trouble with the way her team refuses to use any survivors to attest to the atrocity on the stand. Instead, they go for exposing Irving’s obsession with changing facts. The film has an excellent cast, save for Rachel Weisz who seems out of her element. Nobody does it as well as the British, and this film proves  this through the acting and the court delivery.  


    
  


Deborah has so much trouble with the way her team refuses to use any survivors to attest to the atrocity on the stand. Instead, they go for exposing Irving’s obsession with changing facts. The film has an excellent cast, save for Rachel Weisz who seems out of her element.  Nobody does it as well as the British, and this film proves this through the acting and the court delivery.                          



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