... questions of whether it is ethical to portray such events in such graphic detail in a fictional context can arise. Similarly, it has been questioned as to whether using humour, black comedy and melodrama within the context of this genre is somehow lessening or perhaps desensitizing the viewers to the harsh realities of the actualities of the Holocaust. The Holocaust: A Genre ... Hackett, the movie provided a highly sanitised and romanticised version of events. In reality, Anne Frank was only thirteen years old when she first went into hiding in Amsterdam, however actress Millie Perkins w...

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