Helen MacInnes was a remarkable woman. She was a Scots Presbyterian young lady of Glasgow (my mother’s stomping grounds), degreed … More
Category: Resistance
WWII Film Review – Anthropoid (2016)
Anthropoid (2016), directed by Sean Ellis, is a tension-packed film based on true events. I watched it twice before reviewing. … More
WWII Film Review – Sophie Scholl, The Final Days (2005)
Sopie Scholl, The Final Days (2005) is a stunning drama of great conviction and courage. Julia Jentsch plays the main … More
WWII Film Review- The Grey Zone (2001)
Book recommendations included in this review. Director Tim Blake Nelson adapted his play of the same name for the screen. … More
WWII Film Review – Winter in Wartime (2008)
Winter in Wartime was a very enjoyable movie that had me invested in the young main character very soon. Directed … More
WWII Film Review – The Last Lieutenant (1993)
(Spoilers and ethical-religious rant ahead) Stories about kind old men and their old-school ways are compelling because most of us … More
WWII Film Review – Flame and Citron (Flamen & Citronen, 2008)
Here’s a film that’s a well-made story of two friends, close friends, who happen to also be Danish resistance fighters … More
WWII Film Review – Army of Crime (2009)
Army of Crime (“L’armée du crime” 2009) follows the story of a resistance cell made up of French Jews, ethnic … More
WWII Film Review – Max Manus, Man of War (2008)
Here’s a rousing adventure tale of WWII Norwegian war-hero Max Manus. Max Manus, Man of War follows a veteran of … More
WWII Film Review – Come and See (1985)
Elem Klimov’s 1985 film, Come and See (Idi i Smotri) is considered by many to be a very powerful anti-war … More
WWII Film Review – Black Book (2006)
Opening in Israel, the film Black Book takes us on a tale of betrayal and underground resistance. Rachel Stein reflects … More
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