The Boat Is Full
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Manufacturer: Homevision
Starring: Tina Engel, Hans Diehl, Martin Walz, Curt Bois, Ilse Bahrs
Directed By: Markus Imhoof
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Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Audience Rating: Unrated
Binding: DVD
Brand: Image Entertainment
EAN: 0014381299229
Format: Color
Label: Homevision
Manufacturer: Homevision
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Homevision
Release Date: 2006-06-27
Running Time: 101
Studio: Homevision
Theatrical Release Date: 1981
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During WWII, a ragtag band of refugees from Germany crosses into Switzerland seeking shelter. The owner of a small inn takes them in with the provision that they pose as a family in order to escape suspicion and deportation, as refugee families with children under six were allowed to maintain asylum in Switzerland during the war. The group includes a child who speaks only French, while its adults are all German-speakers. Can the boy be made to understand the gravity of maintaining his silence as he holds their fate in his small hands? Riveting and suspenseful to the last minute, The Boat Is Full's powerful story of rescue and redemption was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.
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Summary: Understanding Apathy
Comment: I noticed a couple of very negative reviews of "The Boat is Full" and I admit that this movie is rather unique. However, I was very impressed with this film once I had seen it to its' completion. It lacks any sort of action or compelling characterization. I was able to watch "The Boat is Full" sitting way back in my seat and at no time found myself at the edge of it. The setting and dialogue could have easily been transposed successfully into an on-stage production. What makes it so impressive is the glimpse it gives us of the general European apathy to the plight of Jews in Nazi Germany and, specifically, to the plight of refugees. Years ago I read the book "While Six Million Died" which detailed the "problem" of Jewish emigrees in the early and middle years of Hitler's Germany. The basic problem was that nobody wanted them. (The book underscored America's shameless participation in that apathy). There is a centuries-old anti-Semitism in Europe that most Americans don't comprehend. I'm no expert on the subject so I won't attempt to explain nor justify this but we get a sense of it from the various comments heard in "The Boat is Full".
We encounter a mixture of refugees who are only looking for a haven from the madness that they left behind in German occupied Europe. They have made it to Switzerland but that doesn't mean that their ordeal is over. To counteract the large influx of refugees, Switzerland has its' own set of rules as to who can stay and who gets sent back. Getting sent back is almost the same as a death sentence which the viewers understand. The chess game of desperate moves is the essence of the movie. Kudos to director Marcus Imhoof for giving us a cast of (under the circumstances) everyday characters. We are not drawn generally to anyone in particular. These people have their negatives and, in some cases, their postives but there is no genius, beauty, or hero amongst them. Because of that, we end up assessing the situation without being led along by the script of direction. We know who's right and who's wrong but the greatness of "The Boat is Full" is its' focus on the gray areas.
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Summary: a punishing bore
Comment: So fecund, so multi-faceted, and so brimming with scalding tears is the Holocaust that the minute a mediocre movie about it rears its head, it oughta be run out of town.
Lifeless characters, mismanaged tension, and a punch-pulling script all help to make "The Boat is Full" the most forgettable film I have ever seen about the Holocaust.
Strictly for completists.
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Summary: Courage and Humanity
Comment: Filmed in Switzerland in 1981, and based on a true story, this film is more than a Holocaust drama. It deals with courage, humanity, and challenging a country's restrictions.
Six people including four Jews, a German soldier deserter and a young French boy escape Germany and they enter Switzerland for safety - their lives!
They come across an innkeeper, Anna Franz, who instructs the group that Switzerland will take refugees, but they must comply to the restrictions that entail asylum to a family with children under 6. They formulate a plan to resemble a family. However, the groups faces one challenging aspect, the youngest boy is French and does not speak German and it is critical that he not speak!
To further the challenges, Judith, who poses as the mother and wife, has her real husband pursuing her as he left a Swiss refugee camp. Plus, Anna, the innkeeper, is up against her own husband, who is frightened of the mascarade unfolding.
This film is suspenseful and heartening and like any other Holocaust film, it exudes the ultimate sadness. It was nominated for an Oscar in 1982 for Best Foreign Film. ......MzRizz
I recommend an amazing Jewish Halocaust film, through the eyes of a teen:
Fateless
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Summary: A huge disappointment
Comment: The nomination of this film for an Academy Award and the effusive praise of two Amazon reviewers baffle me. There isn't a single line of dialogue that could be called inspired; the characters are paper-thin; the tone of the movie is unvarying and the pacing glacial. It would have been enlightening to learn of the Swiss government's true policies with respect to Jewish refugees, but the stern actions of one policeman can hardly serve as an indictment.
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Summary: Just Screened at Tribeca and had Q&A w/ Mr. Imhoof
Comment: I was so moved by this movie when I screened it this weekend at the Tribeca Film Festival, I am ordering it to watch again and really soak it up. There was a Q&A with the director Markus Imhoof directly after the screening, and after hearing what he went through to bring this film to life, and how dedicated he was to telling this story, I can't articulate how wonderful this film is.
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