Alone in Berlin
Directed by:
Vincent PerezComposer:
Alexandre DesplatCast:
Emma Thompson, Brendan Gleeson, Daniel Brühl, Mikael Persbrandt, Katharina Schüttler, Uwe Preuss, Louis Hofmann, Godehard Giese, Daniel Sträßer (more)Plots(1)
Otto and Anna Quangel (Brendan Gleeson & Emma Thompson) are a working-class husband and wife doing their best to ride out the war in Berlin in 1940. When their son is killed fighting on the frontlines however, everything changes. They begin pouring their rage and grief into postcards emblazoned with anti-Nazi slogans, risking everything to get their messages of protest across the city. This seemingly small act of subversion rattles the regime, including a police inspector (Daniel Brühl) who will not rest until the culprits have been caught. (Showtime)
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So far the latest adaptation of the famous novel by Hans Fallada Jeder stirbt für sich allein (1947). Given that the German adaptations from the 60s and 70s have aged somewhat, and the Czech television mini-series (although excellent) never had an international outreach from the essence of the genre, it is very important that the topic has returned in this form. Emma Thompson, Brendan Gleeson, and Daniel Brühl offered excellent internal acting, the production did not fail in any way, and the question of resistance was raised again.
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Films about World War II always manage to captivate me in some way, so even this slow-paced movie, which could have been a bit more intense, slightly rises above average for me and compelled me to watch it, at times even with bated breath. Although focused on the spouses, the most interesting character is Daniel Brühl's.
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