WWII

Taylor Louderman as Nellie Forbush in the Muny’s SOUTH PACIFIC. Photo credit: Philip Hamer. Courtesy of the Muny – By Cate Marquis – The Muny’s “South Pacific” delivers an “enchanting evening” of musical entertainment, despite steamy weather. Fans of classical musicals will find a pitch-perfect show with strong voices, lively dances and a well-staged show…

Melanie Thierry is haunting in French-language MEMOIR OF WAR based on  Marguerite Duras’ novel of her  experiences in WWII Paris – By Cate Marquis – Melanie Thierry gives a haunting performance in director Emmanuel Finkiel’s finely-crafted MEMOIR OF WAR. This beautiful and powerful French-language drama is an adaptation of Marguerite Duras’ partly-autobiographical novel “The War:…

– By Mark Glass – This subtitled Hungarian drama is highly reminiscent of one of Spencer Tracy’s Oscar-nominated outings, “Bad Day at Black Rock.” When a stranger comes to a small town, people start assuming he’s got a worrisome agenda, and they start scrambling to cover their guilty secrets. In this case, the small town…

– By Cate Marquis –   We all know there were attempts to assassinate Adolf Hitler in Germany late in World War II but what if he had been assassinated in November 1939? Think how history would have changed, particularly for Jews. Such as assassination attempt actually was made, by a lone man using a…

– By Cate Marquis – COME WHAT MAY shines spotlight on French civilians displaced by WWII Rating: 3 1/2 out of 5 stars   In an unusual take on the World War II movie, French director Christian Carion focuses on a group of French villagers attempting to flee on the eve of the German invasion,…