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Perlasca

Released Jan 28, 2002 2h 5m Drama Biography War List
57% Tomatometer 7 Reviews 63% Popcornmeter 250+ Ratings
Italian businessman Giorgio Perlasca (Luca Zingaretti) pretends to be the Spanish consul in an effort to save more than 5,000 Jews during the Holocaust.

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Jan Stuart Newsday Perlasca epitomizes the kind of soft-core Holocaust porn that people point to as evidence of how survivor memory can be vulgarized and diminished through dramatization. Rated: 1.5/4 Apr 15, 2005 Full Review Elizabeth Weitzman New York Daily News Zingaretti does a fine job shading a character that is written as an unalloyed saint. But the most touching moments come at the end, when we see documentary footage of his true-life inspiration. Rated: 2.5/4 Apr 15, 2005 Full Review Russell Scott Smith New York Post A well-made and heart-rending Italian Schindler's List. Rated: 3/4 Apr 15, 2005 Full Review Ken Fox TV Guide Negrin's film is a well-deserved tribute to a principled man who dared to act when principles no longer counted for anything. Rated: 3.5/5 Apr 15, 2005 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member 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. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/12/23 Full Review Audience Member 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 Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/10/23 Full Review Audience Member 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. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/25/23 Full Review Audience Member 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. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review Audience Member 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. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/10/23 Full Review Audience Member "El Consul Perlasca" is a very touching movie which presents the heroic true story of a man who risked his life during the World War II in Hungary to rescue and save thousands of Jews. Who said we cannot change the world? A history as beautiful and touching as true which deserved to be known. A must for people interested in knowing more about the Holocaust and those searching a good reason to believe in good-hearted people. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/12/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Italian businessman Giorgio Perlasca (Luca Zingaretti) pretends to be the Spanish consul in an effort to save more than 5,000 Jews during the Holocaust.
Director
Alberto Negrin
Genre
Drama, Biography, War
Original Language
Italian
Release Date (Theaters)
Jan 28, 2002, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 16, 2018
Runtime
2h 5m
Sound Mix
Surround