October 18, 2005

Europa Europa

I didn't know this was based on a true story until the very end, but Europa Europa is a crazy story about a Jewish German who has to do the exact opposite of what makes sense in order to survive World War II. It's even more crazy how the events that shaped his survival seem so filled with random luck, like a series of fortunate events. The film treatment, based on the autobiography of Sally Perel (a.k.a Salomon, Solly, Salek, Jupp, Josef Peters) is filled with a whimsical look at his crazy survival. Where else are you going to see Hilter ballroom dancing with Stalin?

Posted by josuah at October 18, 2005 3:47 AM UTC+00:00