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Arts.21 # The Burden of Heritage – Documentary Film 'Harlan – In the Shadow of Jud Suess' # 30.05.2009

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Ema Nevenka JülichMay 31, 2009

Those who hear the name Veit Harlan think of "Jud Suess," the infamous anti-Semitic propaganda film. Veit Harlan was Germany’s most successful director during the Nazi regime and a favorite of Goebbels and Hitler. From 1945 onward, his name became a curse for the whole family. Felix Moeller’s documentary film, "Harlan – In the Shadow of Jud Suess", explains what it all meant for the Harlan heirs.

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