I ran across this film late at night and found it fascinating. The location shots are beautiful and the acting wonderful.
Set during WW2, the real war is between Hanks, his Jewish lover and her extremely bigoted family.
The scene where the Jewish girl's father calmly tells his daughter that if she marries the Gentile Hanks she will be "dead" to him is chilling. He speaks the words softly like a father telling his daughter a bedtime story and this coldheartedness is what makes the scene so unforgetable.
Great film!
Set during WW2, the real war is between Hanks, his Jewish lover and her extremely bigoted family.
The scene where the Jewish girl's father calmly tells his daughter that if she marries the Gentile Hanks she will be "dead" to him is chilling. He speaks the words softly like a father telling his daughter a bedtime story and this coldheartedness is what makes the scene so unforgetable.
Great film!