
Human Remains is a haunting documentary which illustrates the banality of evil by creating intimate portraits of five of the 20th century's most reviled dictators. The film unveils the personal lives of Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, Joseph Stalin, Francisco Franco and Mao Tse Tung. We learn the private and mundane details of their everyday lives -- their favorite foods, films, habits and sexual preferences. There is no mention of their public lives or of their place in history. The intentional omission of the horrors for which these men were responsible hovers over the film.
Directed by Jay Rosenblatt
Your score–
Not scoredImages
Cast

Eva Braun
Self (archive footage)

Francisco Franco
Self (archive footage)

Adolf Hitler
Self (archive footage)

Vladimir Lenin
Self (archive footage)

Mao Zedong
Self (archive footage)

Benito Mussolini
Self (archive footage)

Joseph Stalin
Self (archive footage)

Leon Trotsky
Self (archive footage)

Paul von Hindenburg
Self (archive footage)
Related

As I Was Moving Ahead Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty

My Mom Jayne

The Curse of the Dragon

Love, Marilyn

Drew: The Man Behind the Poster

Harry Dean Stanton: Partly Fiction

Naqoyqatsi

The Godfather Family: A Look Inside

The Curious Birth of Benjamin Button

Heart of a Dog

Avatar: The Deep Dive - A Special Edition of 20/20

42 Up

Maria by Callas

Unknown Dimension: The Story of Paranormal Activity

Come See Me in the Good Light

Sidney