Haunted by the Holocaust and the deportation of his family, Arthur Langerman seeks to understand how anti-Semitic corrosion works. In thirty years, he has accumulated the largest collection of anti-Semitic images and objects: more than 7,500 images and various objects.
Tirelessly, despite criticism, Arthur continues his quest. In auction rooms, with dubious intermediaries, on the Dark Internet. He is like a hunter on the lookout, ready to pay thousands of euros for the images missing from his collection.
The future of this nauseating heritage is questionable: for Arthur, confronting these images is protecting himself from their later harmfulness. This is why he seeks to exhibit not one, two or three posters, which is often asked of him for temporary exhibitions. He wants to show his entire collection. But he encounters a lot of skepticism or opposition.
Pierre Maillard
After a first film crowned with a star of the Scam "les passagers de l'orage" (production Wendigo film - France 3 Rhône Alpes); Pierre Maillard developed, wrote and directed "Le Collectionneur" a portrait of Arthur Langerman, collector of anti-Semitic images and objects.
Pierre Maillard is a 2016 winner of the Lagardère foundation, for this documentary.
Sur une idée de Patrick Pesnot
Musique Originale |
Louis Mormont |
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Image |
Victor Blondel |
Son |
Mathieu Rathelot |
Montage |
Julie Naas |
Une coproduction Sancho & C°
Tarantula
France 3 Paris Ile de France
RTBF (télévision belge)