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Oshin (1983)
How can I forget Oshin?
Sunday nights, 9:00 pm was the time in which Oshin was broadcast on Iranian TV. I was a 7-8 years old boy living in a small town (I am now 28), all the relatives that didn't have a color TV gathered in our home to watch Oshin (translated to Persian as "Years far from home"). The scenes still shine in my mind and the music would remain for years. The sorrowful story of a rural girl that battles with the violating life and poverty. Oshin was for some years an Icon for Iranian women. It is said that an Iranian woman was arrested by the Islamic regime just for naming Oshin as her idol instead of Zeinab (Daughter of an Islamic leader who is known symbol of toleration in Shiite). High influence of this serial, although may also be because of specific social conditions of Iranian Society, never repeated for any other foreign TV productions. 10 out of 10, for the artistic merits and for the great nostalgia.
Zwartboek (2006)
2 significant flaws!
At first, I was enjoying the film, the mise en scene and acting performances are pleasant and although there are some discontinuities in film editing, the plot stream is adhesive enough to make you feel curious about the rest. But what I can not believe is the love that happens between Ellis and the Ludwig Müntze. I was watching the film with my friend and at the end we both agreed that the director has sometimes neglected the ability of the audience to imagine himself as the characters. How can the girl be in love with a Nazi Colonel which is a leader of Jewish killing team? How can she forget her family's murder?
The other great screen writing goof which makes me not love this movie is the role of Hans in cooperating with Germans. You do not see any significant sign of this conjoin in the film up to the last plans. If he had been aware of the Nazi attack in the jail, at the night that they were going to free the resistance prisoners, why did he participate in the liberating operations. Everyone could see the number of bullets that were about to kill Hans, So why did he didn't refuse to take part?
In spite of the scenario blunders, this is worth seeing, try to find something to answer my questions, Maybe you could find some justifications!