Stars:
Armin Mueller-Stahl, Elisabeth Trissenaar, Wojciech PszoniakStoryline
In the winter of 1942-43, a Jewish family leaps from a train going through Silesia. They are separated in the woods, and Leon, a local peasant who's now a farmer of some wealth, discovers the woman, Rosa, and hides her in his cellar. Leon's a middle-aged Catholic bachelor, tormented by his sexual drive. He doesn't tell Rosa he's seen signs her husband is alive, and he begs her to love him. Rosa offers herself to Leon if he'll help a local Jew in hiding who needs money. Leon pays, and love between Rosa and him does develop, but then Leon's peasant subservience and his limited empathy lead to tragedy. At the war's end, a ray of sunshine comes from an unexpected place.
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A Different Sort of War StoryIn the winter of
1942-43, a Jewish family leaps from a train going through Silesia. They
are separated in the woods, and Leon, a local peasant who's now a farmer
of some wealth, discovers the woman, Rosa, and hides her in his cellar.
What
makes this film memorable is how it approaches the World War II era
differently from many other films. We have a Jewish family, but there is
not really a focus on the Holocaust or even really on the Nazis. We
know they are in the background, but not the focus.
There is much
that could be discussed about the primary relationship -- is it
natural, is it forced? Is there maybe even a bit of Stockholm Syndrome
going on there? Is the man a hero, a villain, both... or neither? Does
he know what he does is wrong?
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