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Feb 03, 2018jimg2000 rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
This script was about many things that upended the French village households without able-body men during the German occupation. As much of the Nazi atrocities shown or implied were playing out in other parts of Europe and world during WW II, this film stood out for the character study of the refined German officer who took covert actions or inaction to protect the dignity and safety of French villagers. War was unbearable as well for those who chose to be decent over blind patriotism. More extraordinary was the background story of the author and how the book was discovered. Recent similar non-combat humanitarian WWII movies: Alone in Berlin 2017 ★★★ Phoenix 2016 (German) ★★★★