| Story-telling by a master |
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| written by RMorris |
August 14, 2007 - 12:45 PM PDT |
| Interesting, absorbing, suspenseful story with a political twist, great casting and expert story-telling are typical of Costa-Gavras' best work (Z, Missing), and this film does not disappoint. Here, the story is about the complex relationship between the Catholic Church and the Third Reich. Although Costa-Gavras has a reputation of injecting leftist-leaning politics into his movies, the politics are usually presented in a careful, thoughtful way that do not insult or bulldoze the viewer. Here there is a steady dialogue between interested parties of all persuasions over how to stop the mass killing of the jews. Although the humble priest comes out to hold the moral high ground at the end, the other opinions are expressed in the way that one has at least an understanding of the conditions under which normal thoughtful, God-fearing people would remain silent. Expect an entertaining, thoughtful, well-acted, heart-breaking, suspenseful 2+ hours. |
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