My recent Movie watching

I've been sewing the binding on some quilts and watching movies.  All of my choices have been great, mostly foreign, and I end up crying.  So if you need a cyring fest - you might want to try these movies (I watched them on Netflix)  *** since most of them are foreign you may need to be careful if kids are nearby, I can't remember which ones you might need to censor****

Rosenstrasse - This movie is about a daughter trying to understand her mother by finding out what happened in her mother's life during World War II. I really liked it and have a whole  new area of World War II to learn about. Made in 2003, PG-13 and in German

The Butterfly - 2003, French, NR  - This movie is about an older gentleman that collects butterflies.  A young girl who needs attention from her mother moves in upstairs and stows away on his trip to see a butterfly.  Also has a happy ending.

As It Is in Heaven - 2005, Swedish, NR (see warning above)  This movie was nominated for an academy award.  The story is about a conductor who returns to his hometown for a fresh start.  I loved this movie, even if it was slow in a few places.

The Boy in the Striped Pajamas - It's in English, 2008, PG-13 - It's about the Holocaust. I hadn't read the book, but it's very good.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Right now I'm watching Sweet Land.  It's an independent film about a mail order bride in a Norwegian American community who happens to be German not Norwegian, and a Socialist  after World War I and all the problems that come from dealing with all of that!  I love getting a picture of what a Norwegian American farming community would have been like, since some of my ancestors would have been in communities like that.