Perlasca

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Lena S Jan 18 It's a beautiful and touchomg film. I am appaled by the low and cynical critics reviews. See more 01/17/2017 1/17/17 Amazon Prime An Italian Schindler's List and thank God for men like Schindler, Wallenberg and Perlasca. These were certainly 3 of the 36 Just Men in the world. Like so many movies depicting this time in history it is both up lifting and hard to watch. Mans inhumanity to man and the morally corrupt people who perpetrate it are cringe worthy but those with the courage to fight, defy and survive areequally inspirering. See more 05/29/2014 The film is about ordinary people standing up against violence; and the final minute of the film sums up Perlasca's efforts to protect the Jews. Overall the film is rather bland but there is great importance within the films final words. 3 stars See more 05/17/2014 The movie goes way beyond the actual events. With Luca Zingaretti as the lead,. think the producers of Detective Montalbano do the Holocaust. It's not wrong to remember the horrors of WWII but somehow the lapses in continuity and credibility in the plot and some of the sentimentality and music ripped from the Montalbano series, for me seemed to trivialize those tragic events. See more 03/10/2010 Un film italiano da vedere. Non spicca per regia, e ha dei momenti che si potevano evitare, ma racconta una storia sconosciuta ai più, e lo fa in modo piuttosto piacevole. Certo, non è I Cento Passi, ma secondo me vale davvero la pena di essere visto comunque. See more 03/09/2009 Incredible but true story about an Italian official trapped in Budapest in the last year of the war. In attempting to flee he becomes involved with a group of Jews - through this chance encounter he goes on to beg protection for himself and them from the Spanish Consulate - as is his right as a former fighter in the Spanish war of Independence. Perlasca now plays out the biggest bluff ever, claiming that he is the Spanish consul and negotiating with the authorities to save thousands of Jewish people.Despite the appalling bleakness of its subject ( from which we are not spared) Luca Zingaretti 's portrayal of Perlusca also manages to convey moments of humour as we watch with open mouthed admiration at his bravado. In many ways a more powerful and moving film than Schindler's List and deserving of wider recognition. One of the most moving aspects is not shown on screen - when Perlasca returned to Italy he resumed a quiet humble life and never said a word about what he had done- it wasn't until the 80's that his heroic and entirely unselfish actions became known. An inspiring story that shows how extraordinary 'ordinary' people can be when confronted with the hell of others. See more Read all reviews

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