Since Switzerland avoided Nazi occupation during World War II, it may seem odd for that country to have made a movie dealing with this topic. But Leopold Lindtberg's Oscar-winning "Marie-Louise" is a fine piece of work, depicting a girl from Rouen sent to a school in Switzerland. Even upon arriving at this presumably safe place, other challenges arise for her.
It was probably appropriate, albeit coincidental, that I watched the movie on the 75th anniversary of Victory Day (celebrated on the 8th in most of Europe, on the 9th in the former Soviet Union). Troubling is that a new set of would-be dictators (notably Hungary's Viktor Orbán and Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdogan) have usurped power in their countries. What's going to happen with these places?
Anyway, great movie.
It was probably appropriate, albeit coincidental, that I watched the movie on the 75th anniversary of Victory Day (celebrated on the 8th in most of Europe, on the 9th in the former Soviet Union). Troubling is that a new set of would-be dictators (notably Hungary's Viktor Orbán and Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdogan) have usurped power in their countries. What's going to happen with these places?
Anyway, great movie.