“The Mr. Klein” A faint chain of history and memory projected by director Joseph Losey

Memories of the Chilean coup

While recreating the Vel d'Hiv massacre, there is one big change from reality. In the real incident, everyone gathered at the velodrome had yellow stars on their clothes to identify them as Jewish. In the film, only a quarter of the people wear stars. The reason is not to simply recreate history, but to recall all the massacres currently happening around the world.

As an example, Rosie cited the massacre that took place in September 1973 at the Santiago Arena in Chile. The military, which staged a military coup against the Agenda government, forced a large number of people they suspected of being Agenda supporters into the stadium and massacred them. Among those killed was singer-songwriter and theater actor Victor Jara. The Santiago Arena massacre was later depicted in the film Missing (1982). The director was Costa-Gavras, who had previously been approached about planning The Mr. Klein.

"Missing" trailer

The pogroms that took place in Paris in 1942. The Red Scare in Hollywood in the 1950s. The massacre that took place at a stadium in Chile in 1973. This film, shot from the end of 1975 until the following year, portrays three eras with subtle continuity.

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