The white rose (film)
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| Original title | The White Rose |
| Country of production | Germany |
| original language | German |
| Publishing year | 1982 |
| length | 123 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Michael Verhoeven |
| script | Michael Verhoeven Mario Krebs |
| production | Artur Brauner |
| music | Konstantin Wecker |
| camera | Axel de Roche |
| cut | Barbara Hennings |
| occupation | |
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The White Rose is a film by the German director Michael Verhoeven and was the most successful German feature film of 1982.
action
Munich 1942. The White Rose student group , including the Scholl siblings , uses leaflets to call for resistance to Hitler and his regime. At risk of death, they bring leaflets to other cities and at night write slogans like “Down with Hitler” on the walls of houses. While the Gestapo was tightening its noose around the students, they made contact with other resistance groups and even with high-ranking military officials. In early 1943 the Gestapo strikes. Hans and Sophie Scholl are arrested in the courtyard of Munich University. The People's Court under its chairman Freisler sentenced them to death. The sentence was carried out on February 22, 1943.
In the credits, the director points out that the death sentences of the People's Court were still legally valid at the time the film was completed. It was not until 1998 that the judgments of the People's Court were overturned by the law for the repeal of Nazi judgments in criminal justice .
Reviews
“In his reconstruction, Verhoeven puts an end to glorifying or defamatory theses about the group. He frees them from the smell of political sectarianism and the enthusiastic longing for death and interprets the actions of these young people as clear political reason. The topicality of the topic of resistance is unbroken and the critical approach against yes-men, silent intellectuals and followers is still important. "
“A portrait that strives for objectivity and authenticity. Although the film neglects the religious background, which is not insignificant for part of the group, and remains formally attached to a conventional dramaturgy, it does manage to deal seriously with the problem of political resistance in Nazi Germany. "
“Documentary feature film about the circle around the Scholl siblings, exciting and with an authentic atmosphere (...). (Rating 2½ stars - above average) "
"A lot of emotionalization [...] is left out in Verhoeven's reconstruction in favor of a documentary approach, which he supplements with thriller elements that are by no means counterproductive in this film, which strives for authenticity."
The Wiesbaden film evaluation agency awarded the production the rating of particularly valuable .
Awards
- 1982 : Prize of the Association of Antifascists at the Karlovy Vary Film Festival
- 1983 : German Film Prize - "Filmband in Silver" and a "Filmband in Gold" for Lena Stolze as the leading actress.
DVD release
- The white rose . Kinowelt Home Entertainment 2004
Film documentaries
- The Little Sister - The White Rose: A Legacy . TV documentary by Michael Verhoeven , Germany 2002, 45 minutes
Web links
- The white rose in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- The white rose at filmportal.de
- The white rose at Rotten Tomatoes (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Short review on Critic.de from December 2, 2008