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Superb --The Times
A compelling chronicle of courage --Empire
As with the brilliant Downfall,Sophie Scholl is compelling viewing --Hotdog
A compelling chronicle of courage --Empire
As with the brilliant Downfall,Sophie Scholl is compelling viewing --Hotdog
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133 of 133 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Stars Julia Jensch ["The Edukators"/"Die fetten Jahre sind vorbei"]. This was the Oscar nomination for Germany for 2006. A marvellously filmed and acted portrayal of Sophie Scholl and her involvement in "Die weiße Rose" -the movement that tried to incite the German people against Nazi atrocities by distributing leaflets. Sophie, then 21 years old, is captured [after so nearly getting away with her actions] by the Nazis and interrogated.
Julia Jentsch excels in the role of the only female member of the group, passionately fighting against horrific injustice. The second stage of the film involves gripping, interrogation and defence argument with marvellous, believable performances. Contrary to a couple of other reviewers here, I found the film evoked a great deal of tension. It led the viewer one way, then another; then there is the dramatic and powerful trial scene and the moving and shocking build up to the end.
This is the action of debate [the scenes in the film were also shot chronologically]and the whole is now movingly, now unnervingly underscored by the specially composed music of Reinhold Heil and Johnny Klimek.
The German film industry is in a "Blütezeit" - a blossoming time - with lots of very good, unusual work being produced. Perhaps this film was a little ponderous for Hollywood tastes, as it did not win [though I read that a Hollywood version is going to be made with Christina Ricci in the role of Sophie]. We shall see how Germany fares this coming February with the excellent "Das Leben der Anderen" [out on German DVD, not yet in this country -"The Life of the Others" - a love story/political thriller set in the former GDR].
PS - For the reviewer that wanted the film without English subtitles: remember you can get the German DVD from amazon.de
Julia Jentsch excels in the role of the only female member of the group, passionately fighting against horrific injustice. The second stage of the film involves gripping, interrogation and defence argument with marvellous, believable performances. Contrary to a couple of other reviewers here, I found the film evoked a great deal of tension. It led the viewer one way, then another; then there is the dramatic and powerful trial scene and the moving and shocking build up to the end.
This is the action of debate [the scenes in the film were also shot chronologically]and the whole is now movingly, now unnervingly underscored by the specially composed music of Reinhold Heil and Johnny Klimek.
The German film industry is in a "Blütezeit" - a blossoming time - with lots of very good, unusual work being produced. Perhaps this film was a little ponderous for Hollywood tastes, as it did not win [though I read that a Hollywood version is going to be made with Christina Ricci in the role of Sophie]. We shall see how Germany fares this coming February with the excellent "Das Leben der Anderen" [out on German DVD, not yet in this country -"The Life of the Others" - a love story/political thriller set in the former GDR].
PS - For the reviewer that wanted the film without English subtitles: remember you can get the German DVD from amazon.de
84 of 86 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Sophie Scholl the last days is an excellent film that tells a story little known outside Germany. Sophie and her brother are brilliantly portrayed. What is striking is how they both deal with arrest, interogation and the prospect of execution with such admirable bravery.The courtroom scene brings home the harsh and detached views the Nazis had. The total lack of compassion and human emotion is very evident as Fiesler spouts his Nazi rhetoric. The film is another brilliant example of German directors coming to terms with thier country's past.
Whilst slightly harrowing and very emotional, this film leaves a definate imprint in your mind, reminding you how even in darkness, some had the will to shine out for others.
Whilst slightly harrowing and very emotional, this film leaves a definate imprint in your mind, reminding you how even in darkness, some had the will to shine out for others.
20 of 20 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
I am not going to pretend I know anything about Sophie Scholl, the White Rose movement or the director or any of the actors in the film for that matter. However this is a brilliantly controlled and intelligent film, portraying a young woman of remarkable bravery caught up in the machinations of a regime only just aware of its imminent destruction. A dialogue for the most part between Sophie and her interrogator, this film slowly and steadily builds to an almost unbearable tension before the inevitable conviction and execution. The short show trial is one of the best pieces of cinema I have ever seen.
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