A poignant and subtle analysis of how, psychologically, anyone can be "inspired" to take such an untenanble position as Holocaust denial. The fact that Leuchter is also a famed engineer for the design of eletric chair and other execution devices, is almost uncanny.The director is wise enough to let Leuchter talk, and talk, and talk. If you are turned off by this unpromising prospect, let me assure you that this drab harmless-looking, and manifestly miserable little man is, believe it or not, simply mesmerizing. Initial repugnance quickly turns into an odd fascination, as one does with an exotic insect. And that fascination would be unexpectedly rewarding. The last time I learn so much about the darker recesses of human soul was 4 years ago, when I first read Hanah Arendt.

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