An unusually even-handed war film
Added 9/2/2009
It is a rare film that deals with the Third Reich, the Jewish "solutions" and the horror to be seen all around. The hero , a young Jew, finds himself to be accepted, even the recipient of great affection by Jews, Russian Communists and German National Socialists alike and it is almost in equal portions that that affection is offered to the young man. The film offers us glimpses into these three very different worlds and the author , while sharing his tragic losses and his hiding from all who are close to him, gives us glimpses of compassion even among the Nazis and the hard-line Communists of Stalin's Russia.There are instances of rare humor and if the question of keeping one's foreskin has never seemed to be of much importance, there is something here of both tragedy and humor in the simple matter of urinating around other guys. This is not one of those all too common "in your face" Holocaust films. Solomon Perel has survived in more than having kept his life. He has survived with his spirit, his dignity and his humanity intact as well.
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Next Holocaust Tragic Comedy
Added 8/27/2009
As it is customised recently, War II and Holocaust are being depicted in tragic comedies to modern viewers much easy to swallow, perhaps (see The Tin Drum ~ Original Theatrical Release [Import, All-region] (Dvd), Life Is Beautiful, Saving Private Ryan (Widescreen Two-Disc Special Edition)).
Camera follows a thirteen old around war-turned European countries, and his fantastic encounters with different people-friends, enemies, paedophiles, sexy females, soldiers of any walks and relatives at the end young man shown up.
Entertaining MANSES (stories) of the drama and history of the Europe and folks of the World War Two.
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Moving Surprising Movie About Young Jewish Man Who Became A Nazi For Cover
Added 8/11/2009
This moving story is about a young Jewish man from Germany whose family refugees to Poland but is caught up by the Nazis anyway. The boy escapes to Russia where he is placed in an orphanage. When the Nazis invade again he finds he can pass for German and be useful as a Russian translator. The amazing circumstances continue through the war. The movie is a life affirming tale about a Jewish man who survived despite the odds. Very touching, very moving.
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A Boy In Search Of Himself
Added 4/7/2009
If it were not for the fact that the real Solomon Perel appears towards the end of Europa Europa, I would be tempted to believe this film was fiction. It seems too unlikely that a Jewish boy could survive World War II, first as a good Soviet, then as a good Nazi, without being discovered. But apparently it happened, and this film does an excellent job of depicting the extraordinary story.
Solomon Perel was on the eve of his bar mitzvah when his world was shattered. A pogrom in his German hometown in the late 1930s killed his sister and forced his family to flee to Poland. There they were once more endangered when Germany invaded Poland in September, 1939. Solomon is separated from his family, ends up in a Soviet orphanage where he becomes a good Marxist, then through a series of bizarre twists and turns he becomes a hero of the Third Reich and is sent to an elite Hitler Youth school where he's praised as an excellent example of Aryan superiority.
Now as a Jewish male Solomon has a major problem keeping the physical evidence of his religion hidden from those who are sworn to exterminate him. He manages it through a series of coincidences and evasions that are blackly humorous. Eventually his sense of who he and his family truly are returns, and he begins the long process of re-identifying himself.
The film is beautifully presented and manages to give a fuller sense of the horror of the Holocaust much better than many more graphic depictions.
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I tossed my copy in the garbage! Bad acting.
Added 3/10/2009
This is a real stinker. Get casablanca with Humphrey Bogart or Schindler's list or saving private Ryan if you want a WW2 movie. My wife and I both thought it was a real stinker. I purchased the movie. Half way through it we took it out of the dvd player and tossed it in the garbage. The acting is the worst.
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An unusually even-handed war film
Added 9/2/2009
It is a rare film that deals with the Third Reich, the Jewish "solutions" and the horror to be seen all around. The hero , a young Jew, finds himself to be accepted, even the recipient of great affection by Jews, Russian Communists and German National Socialists alike and it is almost in equal portions that that affection is offered to the young man. The film offers us glimpses into these three very different worlds and the author , while sharing his tragic losses and his hiding from all who are close to him, gives us glimpses of compassion even among the Nazis and the hard-line Communists of Stalin's Russia.There are instances of rare humor and if the question of keeping one's foreskin has never seemed to be of much importance, there is something here of both tragedy and humor in the simple matter of urinating around other guys. This is not one of those all too common "in your face" Holocaust films. Solomon Perel has survived in more than having kept his life. He has survived with his spirit, his dignity and his humanity intact as well.
1 out of 1 people found this helpful.
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Next Holocaust Tragic Comedy
Added 8/27/2009
As it is customised recently, War II and Holocaust are being depicted in tragic comedies to modern viewers much easy to swallow, perhaps (see The Tin Drum ~ Original Theatrical Release [Import, All-region] (Dvd), Life Is Beautiful, Saving Private Ryan (Widescreen Two-Disc Special Edition)).
Camera follows a thirteen old around war-turned European countries, and his fantastic encounters with different people-friends, enemies, paedophiles, sexy females, soldiers of any walks and relatives at the end young man shown up.
Entertaining MANSES (stories) of the drama and history of the Europe and folks of the World War Two.
0 out of 1 people found this helpful.
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Moving Surprising Movie About Young Jewish Man Who Became A Nazi For Cover
Added 8/11/2009
This moving story is about a young Jewish man from Germany whose family refugees to Poland but is caught up by the Nazis anyway. The boy escapes to Russia where he is placed in an orphanage. When the Nazis invade again he finds he can pass for German and be useful as a Russian translator. The amazing circumstances continue through the war. The movie is a life affirming tale about a Jewish man who survived despite the odds. Very touching, very moving.
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