Saw this film in China once in the early 80s and was deeply impressed. The scenes came back to me when I later traveled to Paris.
I still remember the two musical excerpts in the movie. First, a rendition of Chopin's Prelude in D-flat major (piano) the other, of a truck-load of French female prisoners singing the French national anthem.
What a great price mankind paid for the victory of World War Two! Can we ever learn from these lessons and live in peace? From the sixty years since the end of that war, and especially seeing what is happening all around the world, it seems that there is still a long way to go.
Really would like to watch it again or even get a copy of it on DVD. I do have a copy of Charlotte Gray, which is a bit boring, although Cate Blanchette on of my favorite actresses.
I still remember the two musical excerpts in the movie. First, a rendition of Chopin's Prelude in D-flat major (piano) the other, of a truck-load of French female prisoners singing the French national anthem.
What a great price mankind paid for the victory of World War Two! Can we ever learn from these lessons and live in peace? From the sixty years since the end of that war, and especially seeing what is happening all around the world, it seems that there is still a long way to go.
Really would like to watch it again or even get a copy of it on DVD. I do have a copy of Charlotte Gray, which is a bit boring, although Cate Blanchette on of my favorite actresses.