During the Nazi era a Parisian mime who includes a mockery of their salute is sent to a camp to direct a children’s play for the benefit of a Red Cross inspection team & turns it into an act of defiance & unmasking of evil.
KORCZAK (1990)
This is the story of the last few years of the life of Dr. Korczak, well known for his writing & radio broadcasts, when the Nazis forced all Jews into t. Warsaw Ghetto, and he tried to protect children in his orphanage from deportation.
Ida (2013)
A fascinating 5-star film by Polish filmmaker Pawel Pawlikowski explores faith and the complex history of eastern Europe. Click the title to read my entire review.
Into the Arms of Strangers (2000)
Unlike Americans, the British welcomed 10,000 children of Jewish parents right before WW 2, thus saving them from the fate of almost all of their parents.
ANNE FRANK REMEMBERED (1995)
The full story of Anne Frank is told through interviews, excerpts from her diary, photos, & old film, revealing a talented writer whose life ended too
The Music Box (1989)
A lawyer daughter defends her respected father of charges of being a war criminal, a killer of Jewish women & children back in Hungary during the Nazi era.
The Last Days (1998)
Five Hungarian Jews, survivors of the Nazi Holocaust share their stories.
KORCZAK (1990)
Dr. Korczak, a famous doc & children’s advocate in 1930s Poland, tries to protect the 200 kids in his orphanage in the Warsaw Ghetto, devoting his all when this proves impossible.
Divided We Fall (2000)
(Czech and German with English subtitles) Rated: PG-13. Running time: 1 hour 57 min. Our content rating: Violence 4; Language 1; Sex/Nudity 5. But before they lay down, the men of the city, both young and old, all the people to the last man, surrounded the house; and they called to Lot, “Where are the …
Life Is Beautiful (1997)
Rated PG-13. Running Time: 1 hour 56 min. Our content rating: Violence 4; Language 1; Sex/Nudity 0 Love never ends. But as for prophecies, they will come to an end; as for tongues, they will cease; as for knowledge, it will come to an end… And now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; and the …