movies galore...

Amazingly, the last four movies I have been to have been wonderful. 

First was the German film, The Lives of Others.  It is a powerful story about East Germany's Secret Police before the wall fell.  Scary, but so well done.

Next came The Namesake.  This film is about an Indian family and their lives in the U.S.  It is a powerful film about family and how immigrants mesh their old and new cultures. 

Last week, we saw The Black Book (Dutch-directed by Paul Verhoven).  It is set in WW2 Holland, and is about the Resistance and the Occupation of Holland.  My mom was a teenager in Holland at this time and the movie was very true to everything she has told me about what life was like then.  It's a must-see.

Last night, we saw the French film, Avenue Montaigne.  It is about the intersection of the lives of 4 very different people...a waitress, a tv-soap star, a concert pianist, a dying man who is selling off the art that he collected over a lifetime.  Fabulous.

I DO note that three of these four films are not American.  Hmmm...

Comments

[tinker]

I wanted to see "The Namesake" before - now I want to see it even more. I think that may be the only one anywhere in our area. But I'll watch for the others to come out on DVD. Thanks for the recommendation!

[Margaret]

They all sound wonderful. Is the French one appropriate for classroom use? (probably not--most of them aren't) I think a friend saw that German film, and said it was fabulous.