Everything Is Illuminated138 reviews
Elijah Wood, Eugene Hutz

Warner Home Video, 2006

Everything is Illuminated

+ Inspiring
+ Surprisingly good
+ Movie with heart and extreme laughter
  
  











  



  
Jacob the Liar48 reviews
Vlastimil Brodský, Erwin Geschonneck

First Run Features, 2004

Highly Recommended

+ Beware of the Reviews

Excellent film! Shows a realistic view of life in the Ghetto during WWII without the gore of "The Pianist." This is the only comedy that I have ever seen regarding the Holocaust; Robin Williams gives a stellar performance! I highly recommend this movie to anyone interested in WWII or the ...
  
  











  



  
Out of the Ashes28 reviews
Christine Lahti, Beau Bridges

Showtime Ent., 2004

Mesmerizing

+ Poignant, Moving Story
+ just great
+ A double tragedy...
+ Out of the Ashes
  
  











  



  
Facing Windows28 reviews
Giovanna Mezzogiorno, Massimo Girotti

Sony Pictures, 2004

NOT YOUR TYPICAL NONSCENSE KIND OF MOVIE.

+ Great Italian cinema.
+ un buen cine italiano

NO MATTER WHAT YOU MAY BE GOING THROUGH IN LIFE, THIS MOVIE GIVES YOU SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT. FROM SOMETHING NOT BEING GIVEN IN A RELATIONSHIP, GIVE IT BE BY YOU OR THE OTHER... OR EVEN SOMETHING THAT YOU ARE REALLY PASSIONATE ABOUT DOING BUT JUST TOO AFRAID TO, THIS MOVIE REALLY MAKES YOU THINK ...
  
  











  



  
Black Book86 reviews
Carice van Houten, Sebastian Koch

Sony Pictures, 2007

Great movie on the Dutch Resistance during WWII

+ Very Surprising Bargain
+ Good watch!
+ Mesmerizing
+ Stunning!
  
  











  



  
Nina's Journey ( Ninas resa ) [ NON-USA FORMAT, PAL, Reg.2 Import - Sweden ]

SF(Fox)

Sweden released, PAL/Region 2 DVD:it WILL NOT play on standard US DVD player. You need multi-region PAL/NTSC DVD player to view it in USA/Canada: LANGUAGES: Swedish ( Dolby Digital 2.0 ),Swedish ( Dolby Digital 5.1 ),English ( Subtitles ),Swedish ( Subtitles ),WIDESCREEN (1.85:1), SPECIAL FEATURES: Interactive Menu,SYNOPSIS: Nina's Journey is a feature film, but with an authentic narrator. We ...
  
  











  



  
Anne Frank - The Whole Story135 reviews
Ben Kingsley, Brenda Blethyn

Walt Disney Video, 2001

Anne Frank

+ Good Movie
+ Anne
+ Powerful, multi dimensional portrait
+ Excellence
  
  











  



  
The Couple8 reviews
Martin Landau, Judy Parfitt

First Look Pictures, 2007

The Couple is a great movie

+ On my top 10 Holocaust films
+ Artistically filmed, authentically costumed, well acted
+ Great movie
+ .......The Horrors of the Nazi SS.......
  
  











  



  
Divided We Fall22 reviews
Bolek Polívka, Anna Sisková

Sony Pictures, 2001

Heart felt

+ Do the Right Thing
+ A compelling nuanced story
+ Rebirth and Resurrection
+ Turning your back on a people, be they Jews, Czechs (as Britain & France did), or any people, only delays evil turning on you.
  
  











  



  
Nowhere in Africa (German with English Subtitles)70 reviews
Juliane Köhler, Merab Ninidze

Sony Pictures, 2003

A wonderful film

+ From Refugee to Enemy Alien
+ A MUST-SEE gem for the entire family!
+ A Love Story
+ An affecting film but one which doesn't let us get too close
  
  











  



  
Haven2 reviews
Natasha Richardson, Colm Feore

Miramax, 2005

Haven

+ Haven -- (originally a TV Miniseries)

Excellently done! We have no idea what so many people went through as they sought to live to the end of WWII.
  
  











  



  
Sunshine66 reviews
Ralph Fiennes, Rosemary Harris

Paramount, 2001

Great story

+ What an experience!
+ Very Touching

Long but good. Shows how lucky Americans are to live in a stable environment.
  
  











  



  
The Pianist389 reviews
Adrien Brody, Thomas Kretschmann

Universal Studios, 2003

A quick review for those wishing to see a great film.

+ Thought provoking
+ I
+ Rare, but True Depiction of Polish Suffering. Good Poles, Jews, Germans & Bad as Well - PERIOD. Cada School/Library Should Have
+ Polanski comes back with a masterpiece
  
  











  



  
The Grey Zone72 reviews
David Arquette, Velizar Binev

Lions Gate, 2003

The Grey Zone

+ Harrowing tale of absolute horror
+ The Grey Zone
+ Painful to Watch True Story
+ THE GREY ZONE
  
  











  



  
Fateless22 reviews
Marcell Nagy, Béla Dóra

Velocity / Thinkfilm, 2006

The most painfully real of all Holocaust films.

+ Psycological Interesting.
+ On Par with Schindler's List
+ Powerful!
+ A shocking ordeal through the eyes of a young man!
  
  











  



  
The Singing Forest11 reviews
Erin Leigh Price, Craig Pinkston

Vanguard Cinema, 2004

A Little Film Full of Fine Ideas, Some Under-realized

Writer/director Jorge Ameer may just be another edgy filmmaker waiting for larger budgets to set his ideas afire (think Gus van Sant, Gregg Araki, etc). Reading all the comments and reactions to this film is fairly good evidence that he is a controversial filmmaker - and that will probably work in ...
  
  











  



  
Amen22 reviews
Ulrich Tukur, Mathieu Kassovitz

Kino International, 2003

All Catholics should watch this DVD

+ Overall a great film
+ An important film, but flawed a bit historically and technically...
+ COSTA-GAVRAS, OPUS 15
+ An important story
  
  











  



  
Rosenstrasse14 reviews
Katja Riemann, Maria Schrader

Sony Pictures, 2005

Love and Honour

+ Rosenstrasse
+ A street in Berlin, 1943 . . .
+ A Holocaust movie with a difference
  
  











  



  
Uprising69 reviews
Leelee Sobieski, Hank Azaria

Warner Home Video, 2001

WW II Poland as it was.

+ The Uprising
+ One of the More Violent Accounts.
+ Uprising is worth the time
+ Rivetting Epic
  
  











  



  
Divided We Fall22 reviews
Bolek Polívka, Anna Sisková

Sony Pictures, 2001

Heart felt

+ Do the Right Thing
+ A compelling nuanced story
+ Rebirth and Resurrection
+ Turning your back on a people, be they Jews, Czechs (as Britain & France did), or any people, only delays evil turning on you.