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History, Drama, War 173 min PG-13
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Better to suffer injustice than to commit it.
Austrian farmer Franz Jägerstätter faces the threat of execution for refusing to fight for the Nazis during World War II.
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Terrence Malick lovers are going to mesmerized by “A Hidden Life,” his latest, and perhaps even greatest, work in years. As a huge fan of the director’s films, this three hour ethereal work of art plays like an extended dream and is textbook Malick perfection. But for those who find his films trying rather than celebrating his cinematic genius, this will likely prove to be yet another bore. Based on real events, this film is the story of a mostly unknown heroic Austrian farmer, Franz Jägerstätter (August Diehl), who refused to fight for the Nazis during World War II. This conscientious objector is ostracized by his village and eventually is threatened with execution for treason. Franz eventually is thrown into jail, but he never falters with his brave stance. Instead, he stands for what he feels is morally right, clinging to his faith and the love for his wife Fanni (Valerie Pachner) and children to keep his spirit afloat. Admittedly, the film is much longer than it should be. There isn’t much more than 30 minutes of story, but it’s told with a philosophical beauty that eases the passage of time. That’s what makes the film an experience instead of a literal, traditional tale. Jörg
Read the whole review on TMDB**_A meditation on morality and faith; a film of unparalleled sublimity; an experience beyond the sensory_** >_Death be not proud, though some have called thee_ >_Mighty and dreadfull, for, thou art not soe,_ >_For, those, whom thou think'st, thou dost overthrow,_ >_Die not, poore death, nor yet canst thou kill mee._ >_From rest and sleepe, which but thy pictures bee,_ >_Much pleasure, then from thee, much more must flow,_ >_And soonest our best men with thee doe goe,_ >_Rest of their bones, and souls deliverie._ >_Thou art slave to Fate, Chance, kings, and desperate_ _men,_ >_And dost with poyson, warre, and sicknesse dwell,_ >_And poppie, or charmes can make us sleepe as well,_ >_And better than thy stroake; why swell'st thou then?_ >_One short sleepe past, wee wake eternally,_ >_And death shall be no more; death, thou shalt die._ - John Donne; "Holy Sonnet X" (1609) >_...the growing good of the world is partly dependent on unhistoric acts; and that things are not so ill with you and me as they might have been, is half owing to the number who lived faithfully a hidden life, and rest in unvisited tombs._ - George Eliot; _Middlemarch_ (1872) >_I am convinced that it is still best t
Read the whole review on TMDB“If God gives us free will, we are responsible for what we do or what we fail to do.” Ambitious, but strangely simple. A true and powerful story told in a very Malick way. Based on letters written in Austria during Hitler’s early reigns; ‘A Hidden Life’ follows a husband and wife objecting the Nazi party - which unfortunately leads to the husbands imprisonment and his wife being persecuted by villagers, all friends and neighbours for decades - all become enemies. The camera work and cinematography were all excellent, of course with it being a Terrance Malick movie. Free flowing camera movement that often drifts around the actors and looms over these people's lives - often getting up close and personal. There are some powerhouse performances from everyone as Malick effectively lets the actors work freely by improvising on the spot and being present in the moment. So we get to experience Franz and his wife Franziska (along with their children) living in the present and how beautifully poetic it can be. So we can briefly live the life of these people before the horrors of war ruin everything. The little moments we take for granted. Apparently whenever an actor gets dry on camera, Mali
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