Re: Divided We Fall - jamesgarvin - Films/DVD Asylum

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Re: Divided We Fall

In Reply to: Divided We Fall posted by Victor Khomenko on January 18, 2005 at 19:42:54:

I posted a short time ago in the Harmonists thread that I enjoyed that we are seeing a trinkling of movies that are less about the major battles than about the little stories.
I forgot to include this one. It is certainly a worthwhile film that can very, very crudely make you aware of the risks and costs involved in Nazi Germany in what many would consider moral behavior. We often forget that the Czechs were also a victim of the onslaught.
But I must disagree with your analysis of The Pianist. From what I have read, this was a very personal film to Polansky (who, because of his criminal background, cannot make a film in the United States, and whose name still bears a certain stigma, which would seem to actually make him "un-Hollywood"), who was a victim of the Nazis. That it has a happier ending does not make it necessarily "Hollywood", as long as it sticks closely to the facts. There were certainly happy endings in Germany after the war, and those happy ending should not be made to be less important compared to the tragedies which occurred. I have no problem being given a story about someone's perseverance resulting in a happy ending.
As an example of Hollywood's need for a story, I would point to Disney's "Iron Will", a "true" story about a young kid that overcomes insurmountable odd and wins the Iditorod (sp). Problem is that he never even finished the race. That is an example of a Hollywood created happy, make you feel good, ending.
I would not place the "Pianist" in that league.

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Topic - Divided We Fall - Victor Khomenko 19:42:54 01/18/05 (9)

haven't seen "The Pianist", but I've lways taken the view that H,M,&B's chamber music is where the real jewels are - Timbo in Oz 00:15:04 02/01/05 (0)

Re: Divided We Fall - jamesgarvin 09:14:52 01/19/05 (3)

Re: Divided We Fall - patrickU 10:18:32 01/19/05 (2)

Re: Divided We Fall - jamesgarvin 11:06:13 01/19/05 (1)

Re: Divided We Fall - patrickU 06:30:47 01/20/05 (0)

Re: Divided We Fall - patrickU 08:46:20 01/19/05 (0)

Re: Divided We Fall - patrickU 08:42:34 01/19/05 (2)

He-he... I kinda meant Jupp as a kind man... :-) - Victor Khomenko 08:56:29 01/19/05 (1)

Re: Ha-ha....I could not ( as they say ) resist.... - patrickU 09:02:32 01/19/05 (0)

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Re: Divided We Fall - patrickU 10:18:32 01/19/05 (2)

Re: Divided We Fall - jamesgarvin 11:06:13 01/19/05 (1)

Re: Divided We Fall - patrickU 06:30:47 01/20/05 (0)

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