- Actors: Tim Roth, Clive Owen
- Director: Francois Girard
- Disc Format: NTSC, Surround Sound, Widescreen
- Number of discs: 1
- Rated: Parents Strongly CautionedPG-13
- Studio: Sony Mod
- Release Date: March 24, 2020
- Run Time: 113 minutes
There is something to be said about filmmaking
that is bold, but choices also need to work for the audience. The Song of Names offers up a predictably
emotional narrative which is not so much about the Holocaust as it is about the
aftermath. While this is far from original, the decision to center the story on
an extremely flawed character is a new addition to an otherwise obligatory
tragic tale. This decision alone could have made for an interesting character
study, but the film refuses to give insight into the most questionable
decisions made by the characters, particularly the one at the center. Our
protagonist is a round character, fully formed, but unfortunately he is not the
center of the narrative, and simply the one attempting to understand the
enigmatic character that is.
