Aggiungi una trama nella tua linguaVarian Fry rescues more than 2,000 artists from Nazi persecution during World War II.Varian Fry rescues more than 2,000 artists from Nazi persecution during World War II.Varian Fry rescues more than 2,000 artists from Nazi persecution during World War II.
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- Eileen Fry
- (as Susie Almgren)
- Ballroom Woman
- (as Maitreya Frieman)
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- (as Christopher Maccabe)
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- BlooperNear the beginning of the movie, Varian is holding the "Foreign Affairs" book differently depending on the camera angle.
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Varian Fry: ...Not much time to react. But, react we must. What we do now, how we rise to the challenge will be how our children will judge us. The Darkness descending over Europe might keep the night for a thousand years. You ask me, Why the intellectuals? Because it is precisely the artists, poets, and writers who the Nazis hate the most for they are the keepers of the soul of Europe. The best of that civilization. If their voices be stilled, then who will sound the call to the rest of the world? You ask me, How will I get them out? I cannot say, for sure not today. But, if I have to bring them out one at a time on my back, or in the water, or over the Pyrenees, then that is what I will do because I am an American. Because my country has been a beacon to the world, a messenger of Liberty. To fail these people now would be to fail my country and fail my conscience. Do I ask, Would you take up arms? No, I ask only that you reach into your pocket to share some of the plenty that America has showered onto you to save a few persecuted men and women for whom their moment of God-given freedom is but a distant dream.
When I saw that a movie had been done about his experiences, I decided to rent it, even though it was made-for-TV.
Unfortunately, I don't think this film did justice to the emotional intensity of this period of history, or Fry's remarkable achievements. Fry's real-life story seems like it would be really juicy, but is portrayed in this film without much of the juice.
Right off the bat, I sensed that this was a cheap production. I noticed an extra who was walking in one scene, and then is seated in a wheelchair in another scene. I noticed the same prop (a photo with Joseph Kennedy) used in the background in 2 different offices. Of course, these minor goofs are not important, but they give you a sense of the low-budget flavor.
Ultimately, I give Varian's War a rating of 5 because it is hard to totally destroy this interesting tale, and because there are at least a few decent scenes and moments of genuine emotion. But overall, it lacks the charm, excitement and thrills that I am sure accompanied Varian Fry's actual adventures in France.
By the end of the film, my thirst for knowledge about this heroic American had not been quenched.
- pauljcurley
- 1 set 2010
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