How many WWII movies have been made? It is a subject that has always fascinated me. Is it possible to present it in a fresh way after all this time? Lore (2012), an Australian film with a German-speaking cast, answers with a resounding yes. What makes it different is that the story is told from the point of view of a teenage girl, the title character, whose parents were strident Nazis. The five siblings, one an infant, are labeled “Hitler Youth” by a neighbor. When the parents are arrested (or have they simply fled?), the eldest must serve as mother. They begin a long, dangerous odyssey from their isolated country home to an aunt’s farm. Along the way, the protagonist learns what monsters her father and Hitler were. Everything she has been taught blows up in her face. The character is played wonderfully by Saskia Rosendahl, her debut. The rest of the cast, completely unfamiliar to me, are also first rate. The film was directed and co-written by Cate Shortland, whose previous credits were largely in Aussie TV. It is adapted from a novel, The Dark Room, by Rachel Seiffert. The closing scene, where Lore has smashed cherished knickknacks, is memorable. She is shattered, perhaps damaged beyond repair. Forced by circumstances into adulthood, she has taken on ugly burdens largely by herself, shielding her siblings as any good mom would shield her children from harm. They have a chance at happiness. It is unlikely she will ever know it again. On a scale of five, four. It is rated 7.1 of ten at IMDb. I love Netflix.
With apologies to Willie Nelson -- cue the music!
Turn out the lights, the party’s over.
They say that all good things must end.
Turn out the lights, the party’s over.
The Bronx Bombers are dead.
Turn out the lights, break out the golf clubs.
Yankee duffers straight ahead.
Turn out the lights, open up the check book.
Cano has management on the hook.
Turn out the lights, Pettitte and Mariano have retired,
Many, many free agents need to be acquired.
Turn out the lights, the Captain is hurtin’,
A painful truth there is no skirtin’.
Turn out the lights, Arod is suspended.
The juggernaut has been upended.
Turn out the lights, the party's over.
To paraphrase Ernest Thayer: “There is mucho joy in Mudville, for the mighty Yankees have been struck out.”
Although I agree with probably all of what Senator Cruz said about Obamacare in his 21-hour filibuster, I believe it was an exercise in futility and another example of how full of it politicians are. The two things they do best: waste time and money.
It was a quiet day on the street. My thanks to the woman who bought three romance novels.
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