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[ellen_datlow]

Friday night I watched Ice Age2 --silly but sweet. What more can I say? Also two more episodes of Carnivale, which I continue to quite like, although the Ben Hawkins' stubborn streak is really starting to annoy me (as it annoys Sofie). The acting is very good and so is the cinematography. I have no problem with the slowish build up.

And yesterday I tried to see Coraline but it was sold out all day, so instead we went to Defiance, something I kind of was interested in seeing. Based on a true story taking place during WWII of two Jewish peasant brothers who lead various (mostly) urban Jews who have escaped slaughter in and around the area to relative safety in the Belarussian forests, where they hide out for four years. It was harrowing, depressing, moving despite some cliches, overly long, and well acted. Liev Schreiber and Daniel Craig are the two elder brothers. If you think you can stand another Holocaust movie, you could do worse. This one shows some hope.

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[sarcobatus.livejournal.com]

I've been thinking about renting Defiance, looks interesting. Have you seen The Counterfeiters (I think I have the title right, but maybe not)? Very interesting story, slow build up, but factual, in German with English subtitles. Another good flick (though not about the holocaust) is Heaven, with Kate Blanchett, made in the late 90s. It's a tense human-interest foreign film.

[ellen-datlow.livejournal.com]

It's definitely worthwhile.
I've heard of The Counterfeiters but not seen it.

Yes, I saw Heaven--a very odd film. It kind of didn't work but was interesting.

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