Stalingrad (2013)
This movie deals with the
disastrous incursions into Russian territory and soil by forces loyal to Adolf
Hitler. This version
omits the narration in Japanese prior to the start of
the movie
and instead begins at the precise point where "Stalingrad"
appears on
screen announcing the start of the actual movie as I
see it.
The ugliness of a certain attitude of labeling the beautiful blonde Irish
spirited woman of Russia (dear Masha) who looks very much similar to German star
Fraulein Ms. Nina Hoss at least equally I would submit, only more beautiful even
in my own view - labelled a "whore" who is either "filth" or "scum" by a senior
German army officer played by Heiner Lauterbach - a woman the German officer
played by the likeable indeed Thomas Kretschmann (also in Roman
Polanski's The Pianist, you might recall) happens to have fallen in love with is
a low moment in our history as men of chivalry on the earth who must stand
against such misogynist bigotry and ugliness of spirit underneath, despite the
seeming semblance of Order and discipline and feigned notions of "polite
discourse' which ramblings amount to nothing of merit in view of such conduct I
believe.
Lauterbach's character even seeming
quite sadistic in the affair has a jewish woman and child burned alive earlier
in the action.
Michael Rizzo Chessman
(moviesbyrizzo)
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