A scene of disturbed slumber underscores a central point of Jonathan Glazer’s The Zone of Interest: Hedwig Höss (Sandra Hüller), wife of Auschwitz commandant Rudolf Höss (Christian Friedel), invites her mother, Linna (Imogen Kogge), for a visit to their sprawling and stately farmhouse; one might call the estate “idyllic” were it located somewhere, anywhere, other than a concentration camp’s backyard. At first, Linna brims with pride for her daughter’s success: “You’ve certainly landed on your feet,” she tells Hedwig after strolling through the house. Never mind that they’re standing, figuratively and not quite literally, on the bones and ashes of...