Germany, Pale Mother

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05/03/2016 quite a difficult watch See more pasha a 01/28/2014 bitter and depressing. See more walter m @Harlequin68 12/15/2011 With her film "Germany, Pale Mother," writer-director Helma Sanders-Brahms takes a contemplative look at the collective memory of Germany, bringing it down to a very personal level. The movie starts with a reading of the title poem by Bertolt Brecht, read by Brecht's daughter. The action opens with Sanders-Brahms(born in 1940) recalling the meeting of her parents, Lene(Eva Mattes) and Hans(Ernst Jacobi), which would have been romantic if not for the presence of Nazi soldiers on the scene. Neither is a member of the Party which while not a statement on their part still has consequences for them since Hans is one of the first soldiers called up to duty in Poland before being sent to France, as the couple at first does not decide to have children. As time goes on, he sees his wife everywhere and it becomes clear that they are changing, even if they do not admit it to themselves. After the war, there is no way to escape the horror of the war in the ruins. Eventually, it is put out of mind by the survivors, before leaving it to the next generation to recall it on their own terms, as the question becomes how much children really notice what is going on around them. See more 07/26/2011 it was refreshing to see a woman's side of their struggle and survival during war. trying to stay strong for their children within all the monstrosity. ...damn that was a lot of walking. See more 03/15/2011 God, it's depressing. See more 05/11/2010 So incredibly depressing beyond words. I may appreciate it more in like 10 years, but for now it was just...depressing. See more Read all reviews

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