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How a Holocaust movie should be
I never understood the immense praise of "Schindler's list". True, the stroy is compelling and important enough, but the way filmmaker Spielberg brings it to the screen, with an avalanche of rather cheap gadges like bombastic music, self-indulgend camerawork, melodramatic subplots and a range of over-acting, make for a film that drowns halfway in form. And this is a sad thing, especially for an important movie like this, which tackles the most horrific events in modern history. The director and his technical crew should have taken a few steps backward and let the dramatic events speak for themselves, for they are dramatic enough. <
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>Two movies with the Holocaust as background which are to me great examples of how it should be done are the made-for-tv "Escape from Sobibor" and a tiny, unknown Polish film called "Korckzak", made by veteran director Andrej Wajda and the even so veteran cameraman Robby Müller. Both are stand-out artists whose presence in this movie goes almost unnoticed. The story is what counts here and all technical matters are there just to `observe' the happennings, brought by the script, rather that emphasize it (and hereby over-do it, like in the Spielberg thing). The result is a great tale told in a small and sober way. The effect is enormous. And the same can be said about the just mentionned "Escape from Sobibor". <
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>It tells the based-on-facts tale of the big escape from deathcamp Sobibor. Alan Arkin, who is perfectly cast as the face of `any ordinary man' witnesses the misery in the camps and slowly comes to realise that escape, how sheer impossible it might seem, is the only chance of survival. However the movie doesn't concentrate on one leading person, but is more of a mosaic of characters who are forced to do extraordinary things in horrible circumstances. No `straining after effects', but just an arresting tale extremely well told. <
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PAINFULLY REAL
This movie is shockingly realistic for a TV movie from the 80s. The acting is great. The film does not try to skip over certain normal human reactions among the Jews. A good educational tool for those who may gloss over this horrible time in human history. Alan Arkin emoting attempted calmness in the face of utter tragedy is strangly understandable(and well done). The store bought dvd I have is sort of thrown together. By that I mean their was no time put into the picture and sound quality. The picture is somewhat blurry and grainy, and the sound is low and muffled,especially the narrating. Clean this movie up and put it out right.

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Great TV Movie
Really a great movie for the first timer. If you have studyed the holocaust at all a little lacking in realism. But this is a TV movie. Great actors and acting. This is the story of the biggest escape from a KZ during WWII. A far less sucesful escape attempt was at treblinka KZ. This escape brought the close of Sobibor Death Camp. Based on true accounts and eye witness reports. The fact that they leave out the brutality of this era will be good for some people who have a hard time copeing with the violence of some holocaust shows. over all well worth the time and money to see and own.