Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/09/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On 9/9/03 lists@johnbrownlow.com (Johnny Deadman) thoughtfully wrote: > >I have been thinking about this a lot recently because I am writing a >movie about a 'good German' in that period who is struggling with the >decision as to whether or not to betray his country in an attempt to >bring down Hitler, and have been forced to think myself into the minds >of ordinary people like his wife and his work colleagues as they go >about their business. Dramatizing the process by which he comes to his >decision has been very interesting. > There is a film out now, I saw a review of it on Ebert last Sunday night, about the conductor of the Berlin Symphony and his interrogation about why he stayed rather than leave. Harvy Keitel is one star and I forget the title. Ultimately, as I understand it, the film is ambiguous about whether this man was pro-Nazi or not -- it's refreshing not to be told but to let us make up our minds. We can hope the film was reasonably accurate - but even as a drama without historical basis I'd be interested. I can understand the passions involved here - I feel the same about Jane Fonda - it's my own particular take. Adam - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html