Private Resistance (1985)

The story of a Jewish man, escaped from Berlin in the beginning of WW 2, now an owner of an Amsterdam ice cream parlor. The city is a battlefield between local Nazis and the resistance. The... See full summary »

Director:

Dimitri Frenkel Frank

Writer:

Dimitri Frenkel Frank

Stars:

Gerard Thoolen, Bruno Ganz, Renée Soutendijk

2 wins & 2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Gerard Thoolen	...	Otto Schneeweiss
Bruno Ganz	...	Gustav
Renée Soutendijk	...	Trudi
Kees Hulst	...	Hans
Carol van Herwijnen	...	Müller
Gijs de Lange	...	Luuk
Frits Lambrechts	...	NSB-partijbons
Karin Bloemen	...	Carla
Michiel Kerbosch	...	Brammetje
Felix Jan Kuipers	...	Louis
Alexander van Heteren	...	Manteufel
Jos van de Ven	...	SD-officier
Johan Ooms	...	Duitse emigrant
Celia Nufaar	...	Vrouw van Duitse emigrant
Reinout Bussemaker	...	Duitse onderofficier

Storyline

The story of a Jewish man, escaped from Berlin in the beginning of WW 2, now an owner of an Amsterdam ice cream parlor. The city is a battlefield between local Nazis and the resistance. The film shows how war destroys basic human relationships forever.

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Plot Keywords:

resistance | anti semitism | world war two | 

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Genres:

Drama | War

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User Reviews

a film about a May-December romance between an ice-cream parlor owner, the luscious Renee, and a German officer

I saw this film at the now defunct "Fabulous" Fox theater in Venice, California when it was released. I recall the original title in German was Der Anschluß, Der Anschluss, Connection, the term for Hitler's annexation of Austria in 1938. It seemed an appropriate title, since Hitler's incursion was repeated in Czechoslovakia and then in Holland, which Hitler invaded on the pretext of reunification of all Germanic peoples.

Can someone corroborate this title or was it my own imagination? Also, could a plot line be inserted? I really liked the film and Bruno Ganz' portrayal of the German officer was quite sympathetic, humanizing the German military man. (He also strikingly resembled my own father, a half-Swabian, half-Scottish Canadian, who served in the U.S. army after ROTC training at Tuscaloosa, Alabama where he got his degree during the '30's while still a Canadian citizen. He served in Korea and died in 1981 after retiring from the military.

Details

Country:

Netherlands

Language:

Dutch German

Release Date:

24 January 1985 (Netherlands)

Also Known As:

Private Resistance

Filming Locations:

Noordwijk, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands

Company Credits

Production Co:

Roeland Kerbosch Filmproduktie B.V.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

92 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Fujicolor)