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Occupied Hungry 1994. Wealthy Jewish industrialist Krauzenberg is about to sign over his business to Henrich Himmler to in return for the safe passage of his family out of Germany. Himmler himself is overseeing the transfer in order to get his hands on the Krauzenbergs money. Before this can happen a detailed security check is being run on all members of the household. The Krauzenburg s servants Hans and Ingrid Vassman are coming under close scrutiny. On the surface they are the perfect Aryan couple but are they what they seem?
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
The basic story line to this film was interesting and at the begining of the film it did say that it was based on true events however, the film was cheaply made and this affected the overall feel.
11 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
I purchased two copies of this, one for my family to watch over Christmas and one to send overseas as a Christmas gift, We watched it last night (27th December), whilst the story is good my real disappointment is in the QUALITY of the sound - it is absolutely dreadful, and the sound actually disappears in three parts, so we lost complete sentences. We needed the volume up full and still had to struggle to hear what was being said. It is such a pity I purchased these back in October to have in good time to post overseas for Christmas otherwise if I was still within my time limit to return them they would be going back today. Anyone buying this version of the film, dont, go for the original and spend the extra money and enjoy a good production.
14 of 16 people found the following review helpful
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The DVD cover bears a bold declaration "From the Academy Award Winning Producer of The Last Emperor & Platoon." As I had watched and enjoyed both of these films I did not hesitate to purchase the DVD. I was horribly disappointed. The first problem that I noted was the sound quality of the DVD. It kept cutting out; leaving certain of the characters, quite literally, speechless. Other problems then became apparent. The background music was sickly, over-sentimental and far too loud, often drowning out the dialogue. Two distinguished actors, Martin Landau and Judy Parfitt, play the roles of the Krauzenberg couple; the rich Central European Jews for whom the Aryan Couple work. I expected stellar performances. Again, I was disappointed. Landau put no effort into his acting at all, displaying as much emotion as a wooden puppet. Judy Parfitt played her part as though Frau Krauzenberg was a native of the Home Counties. Speaking to Heinrich Himmler she expressed her fear of someone called "Iceman". This turned out to be Eichmann. Iceman, she feared, would not honour Himmler's promise to release the Krauzenberg family and would deport them to the "Owse-Witch" death camp. (Owsewitch is, presumably, somewhere near Ipswich or perhaps Sandwich.) The storyline is ridiculous, becoming increasingly so as the film progresses. The ending seemed horribly contrived and not in the least bit credible. The film is entirely lifeless. No one involved seemed to be putting any real effort into the production; the actors having become, I suspect, as bored with the whole enterprise as I had.(I have a mental image, which I cannot shake, of the whole cast - acting and production - hanging their heads in collective shame at the thought of their involvement with this abomination.) Stay well clear of this film; do not waste your time or your money. You will bitterly regret the loss of both.
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'Inspired by actual events.....!'
Yes `inspired by actual events' and sadly that is the only `inspiration' this film will be able to evoke. Read more
Published 11 months ago by Tommy D
masterpiece of a film
Ignore all the negative comments. Yes the DVD has sound drop out accasionally. But apart from that this is a deeply moving film, sharply scripted and superbly acted. Read more
Published 15 months ago by M. Gaborak
Excellent
A very good film other than as usual the clothes worn are all brand new and look ludicrous considering the climate it was supposed to be. Read more
Published on 4 Mar 2010 by P. Waller
Hallmark does the Holocaust
A fascinating premise: the apparently true story of a wealthy Jewish industrialist exchanging all that he owns to save him and his family from Auschwitz in a Faustian bargain with... Read more
Published on 24 Jan 2010 by M. Downie
actors actoring
English actors with other English actors, dressed in exquistely tailored unforms using the "ve vill make you talk Englander schwinehund! Read more
Published on 2 Jan 2010 by J. A. Cathcart
boring....
This was such a boring film with very little tension or change of pace. The actors who played the aryan couple were particularly poor. Read more
Published on 22 Dec 2009 by Obadiah Slope
aryan couple
very intresting story based on actual events,good script, good acting,and well made film,Iam sure it will appeal to allot of people who enjoy good story lines,martin landau gives a... Read more
Published on 6 Dec 2009 by Pietro M. Fugaccia
UTTER RUBBISH
This is one of the worst films I have ever seen!! The two people who have reviewed it before me I can only think they have watched a different film. Read more
Published on 4 Dec 2009 by J. E. Dixon
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The Aryan Couple and it's gripping tense and beautiful film. John Daly, who also co-wrote and produced, has directed a truly Oscar worthy film, wonderfully acted and breathtakingly... Read more
Published on 9 Aug 2009 by Peter Field
Occasionally you chance upon one of the great films of the decade
This is a wonderful film. It's very simple. It's a dramatisation of a true wartime story from the Nazi period in Germany. Though it's a drama and is no way at all an action film. Read more
Published on 23 July 2009 by G. Connolly
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