world war 2

In Review: The Book Thief

by Mairéad Roche 28 February 2014

 World War II stories are now a near genre in and of themselves in literature and cinema. However, with The Book Thief, director Brian Percival takes Michael Petroni’s adaptation of Markus Zusak’s original novel and allows for a fresher perspective on the war: that of ordinary German people living through the Nazi regime.

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In Review: The Colditz Story on DVD

by J P Wooding 7 December 2012

Seventy years ago, Pat Reid and four other British Officers, escaped from what the Nazis believed was an inescapable prison. In 1952, Reid’s novelisation of the various escape attempts and the forming of a fellowship amongst prisoners of varying nationalities became a bestseller.

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In Review: In Darkness

by Adam Vaughan 30 March 2012

In Darkness is the aptly titled new film by Agnieszka Holland. As well as having a prolific directorial career in native Poland, to English-speaking audiences, she is perhaps best known for her work on The Wire and the 1993 adaptation of The Secret Garden . With her new film, however, she returns to her country’s […]

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