Riveting and deeply moving. Maurice Jarre score.Tour de force by Fiennes playing 3generations. Our world has warning parallels . Very human .Margoles is superb and we all know a mama like her or did. How we can lose everything taken for granted in a blink.love life death
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this is a story of 3 generations of a jewish family. Ralph Finnes plays most of the men in certain stages of their lives, along with historical footage, and Finnes narration it brings the story to life and adds a certain poigniency. a truely enjoyable film.
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Its a great film watched it few times
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historically interesting, good acting, atmospheric, but covered too much history superficially, and would have been better if split into 2 dvds part 1 and part 2. ralph's portrayal of 3 generations was a bit much to take in all at once.
I already owned this DVD, but decided to buy another copy as a gift for one of my sons. It was originally recommended to me by a relative in the USA, as our mutual family roots lie in Hungary. The story covers three generations of a traditionally Jewish family who decided, early in the 20th century, to change their name and religion to become fully integrated as Hungarian citizens - a move which was fully supported and encouraged by the government at that time. The film follows the family's experiences during the earlier part of the century and the changes brought about by the events of WW11 and afterwards under the Soviet occupation. It is extremely moving, informative and brilliantly portrayed by a cast of well known actors, led by the great Ralph Fiennes. This classic film is more of an 'art' movie than one for general release, and will satisfy the more discerning viewer who is interested in the history of Eastern Europe during the 20th century. I consider it to be a complementary production to 'Les Uns Et Les Autres'(Bolero), although its scope is not as great.Read full review
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