Schindler's List (DVD)

...not been able to watch Schindler's List despite my gentle persusasion to do so. Perhaps one day we might have sat down together and shared this experience, but I think I'm in for a long wait now, even with my tenuous belief in reincaranation. She was a stubborn old bugger who knew her own mind until her last years, but I loved her dearly. So without her permission, which she would have been most reluctant to give because of the subject matter of ...
...rent a DVD copy of Schindler's List, a movie I had seen at the cinema when it was first released in 1993. I think it was the shameless posturing and denial of the incredibly arrogant Herman Goering during the BBC depiction of his trial that prompted me to revisit the subject of the Holocaust. Even today, it is a subject that is so uncomfortable, so difficult to comprehend as a historical reality that we almost avoid talking about it. The more politically ...

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==***Schindler's List (1993)***== I watched this again the other night when it was on Sky. Even though I have seen it before and I know what is coming, I still find it a very powerful and thought provoking film. I think most certainly for young adults it is essential viewing. One day there will be no one left with first hand accounts of the type of atrocities that occurred and so it is a poignant reminder, so that we don't forget... ==***Brief Synopsis***== ...
...by Thomas Keneally. It tells the story of Oskar Schindler (Liam Neeson) who set up a factory in Poland, staffed with Jews, as a way to make money out of the war. It is his accountant Itzhak Stern (Ben Kingsley), who advises him to do this, as Jews working in factories supporting the war effort, are able to live outside of the ghettoes and are less likely to be sent to concentration camps. He is greedy and generally out for himself, until the war ...

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...for his fellow human beings, Schindler's efforts leave him a penniless but remembered man. CREDITS: Oskar Schindler - Liam Neeson Itzhak Stern - Ben Kingsley Amon Goeth - Ralph Fiennes Emilie Schindler - Caroline Goodall Poldek Pfefferberg - Jonathan Sagalle Helen Hirsch - Embeth Davidtz Director - Steven Spielberg Screenwriter - Steven Zaillian THE DVD: "Schindler's List" has been digitally remastered for its DVD debut and contains some ...
...is the usual cast and crew film/biographies of all the major people involved in "Schindler's List" and also "About Oskar Schindler", a look at the man behind the story. There is also a behind the scenes look at the Shoah Foundation, showing why and how Steven Spielberg started the organisation. The most interesting, and also most powerful, extra on the DVD is a documentary called "Voices From The List" which features the eye witnesses talking about ...

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This is universally acclaimed to be one of the best movies. Steven Speilberg who has many great movies to his name directed Schindler’s list. He created a classic movie when he made this movie which leaves a lasting impression in the minds of the people who watch this movie. All I can say is that it impressed me a great deal and made me think about what the director wanted to say through the movie I have seen a couple of with similar theme but then ...
...This film was made in black and white and had a strong script. The direction was flawless. The main aspect that holds the movie together is the story. The story is very captivating and Speilberg has brought out the essence of the story. The cast had been chosen very carefully. It was as if the characters were tailor made for the chosen cast. The film is based on the true story about Oskar Schindler, a german businessman who manages to save about ...

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Spielberg's authentic adaption of Thomas Keneally's Booker Prize winning novel 'Schindler's Arc' is a moving, stark and often distrubing but captivating film which harrowingly details the heroism of Oskar Schindler ( Liam Neeson) a german industrialist whom became dedicated to saving jews from their fate with the nazis.I was touched by the intensity of the film's relentless determinism to portray this horrific and traumatic account of human suffering, ...
...Upon his arrival in Crakow Poland in 1939 he aimed to exploit the cheap and readily available jewish labour from the warsaw ghetto which he did, amongst them the highly regarded jewish book-keeper(Ben Kingsley)However Schindler soon realised the horrors happening within the ghetto and beyond, to the jews and targeted his energies in bribing and paying off the nazis to secure many jews' lives, he eventually bargained his entire fortune for the release ...

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Schindler's List... Starring "Police Chief, Martin Brody" as Oscar Schindler; "Marine Biologist, Matt Hooper" as Itzhak Stern and "Jaws" (the shark) making a dramatic comeback as the stereotypically sadistic Nazi laborcamp commandante, Amon Goeth. Plot Details: This opinion reveals minor details about the movie's plot. I. INTRODUCTION & PLOT SUMMARY A. Introduction: This review begins with a somewhat dry, but straightforward synopsis of the movie's ...
...businessman and Nazi sympathizer, Oskar Schindler's personal transformation from a womanizing, materialistic playboy into a selfless, dedicated and philanthropic hero. Schindler, (Liam Neeson) a German businessman in 1938 Poland, sees the Nazis' rise to power as his opportunity to make a fortune. He begins a cookware and utensil company, and applies his natural skills as a social shmoozer and a conman to flatter and bribe his way into acquiring a ...

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Schindlers List was directed by Steven Spielberg in 1993, the main characters are Oscar Schindler(Liam Neeson), Itzhak Stern(Ben Kingsley) and Amon Goeth(Ralph Fiemes). The film is a 15, mainly because of the violence and blood in the film. Oscar Schindler is a Nazi Party member who travelled to Krakow and set up a factory, and employed Jews to work for him for free. His main goal was to make money. Itzhak Stern is a Jew who is employed by Schindler, ...
...leader, he went to Krakow to destroy The Ghetto. The movie opens up with Schindler standing next to a train full of Jews about to be transported out to Auschwitz to be murdered. Schindler is looking for Stern on the train, it starts to pull out of the station, and he shouts at the driver and tells him to stop the train, he gets Stern off the train, because he needs him to run his business. Another key scene is in the Ghetto, where hundreds of Jews ...

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...I thoroughly enjoyed watching Schindler's List and found it to be a very moving film, but it's such a sensitive and emotional film that I don't want to do an injustice to it with my flippancy and skewed perspective of the world. Seems that I'm now in the right mood now though so maybe I CAN keep my brain in check. German industrialist Oskar Schindler needs two things: Money and workers. His desire to own a metalwork plant stems from his desire to ...
...factory. Goeth gets fatter from Schindler's pay offs, Schindler gets his workers, and the workers stay alive. But for just how long can Schindler protect his people? When the eventual move to the infamous Auschwitz death camp comes, Schindler strikes a deal to rescue his people and his famous list of those people who he considers to be his becomes paramount. With the gravity of his actions now clear to him, Schindler sacrifices it all in an attempt ...

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Without question, Schindler's List should be on the National Curriculum. An accessible yet unflinching film about the Holocaust, that is by turn thrilling, appalling, compassionate, deeply upsetting, authorative, and finally uplifting. Spielberg left the project until he felt he was mature enough to tackle it, and finally dispensed with the shooting stars and the cosy sentimentality that saturated the majority of his output. With the possible exception ...
...life counterparts to Schindler's grave, Spielberg coolly avoids virtually any form of emotional manipulation. Over the period of three years, the Jewish community of Krakow are segregated in ghettos, forced to work in the Plaszow labour camp, before the ghetto is finally liquidated. The camp is ruled over from his hilltop villa by the monstrous Amon Goeth (Ralph Fiennes with an immense performance), and the situation of the Jews quickly becomes ...

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There are some things in life you will always remember and I think this film is one of those things. I went to see it originally in the opening week of its cinematic release. I had heard about this film and was very interested to see it because I have a huge interest in the holocaust and what led to it happening. I knew before I went who some of the actors cast were and I also knew that it was a film lasting for three hours. The film gripped me lice ...
...lit...to it gradually changing into black and white. I was absorbed with the power of the nazis and the futility of existence for the Jews. What this film portrays so well is the need in capitalism for exploitation. The nazis, although intent on killing every jew, still believe that they should get the most out of them before they die. they feed them minimal calories and expect them to work round the clock, you hear them talking about this at different ...

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Schindlers List is a film based on the treatment of the Jews in Nazi Germany. The film is very emotional and I defy anyone to not be moved by it. Directed by Speilberg this black and white film is one of the best I have ever seen, the subject is approached with tact and sensitivity and this contributes to the over all effect of the film and makes it heart wrenching. One of the most memorable scenes in the film is the only colour, a young girl whose ...

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Schindler's list is probably the best historical drama of all time for a number of reasons. Not only is it a masterpiece from a cinematic point of view, but it is priceless for the story it tells to the world. Filmed entirely on location of Poland and in black-and-white with some colour aspects, Schindler's list brings to life one of the sadest chapters in history. The acting is superb. Liam Neeson does well as Oskar Schindler, but in particular ...
...and eventually his shelling factory. Schindler's ambition shows how one man, if he has the willpower, can accomplish what appears to be impossible. The film which is based on the novel by Thomas Keneally digs deep into the human soul and shows how different people are able to survive. This film deserves all Academy Awards it received (7) and it is worth every minute it has. This movie is a must-seen not only for its excellence in the film genre but ...

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well what can I say about this movies. It really had every thing comedy drama horror love and a lot of sorrow. It really tells your of the difficulties that people had to face during these unforgettable times of world war 2 in their lifes and memories the sacifices they had to make regarding themselves and their friends and familes. It really was heart breaking. This is a must see film for everyone. The acting was dramatic and convincing and chilling ...

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Shindler's list is a thought provoking and often tear jerking portrayal of the treatment of the Jews by the Nazis during the Second World War. This is a very powerful film with an equally powerful message to deliver, which the producer Spielberg does admirabley. This is a truely remarkable film with some stunning acting which leaves you thinking. One cannot help but feel for the characters portrayed in the film. An emotive film cleverly produced ...

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Schindler's List (1993) is Steven Spielberg's award-winning masterpiece. It is a fact-based, shocking and three-hour long epic historical stories, about a man named Oskar Schindler who have saved thousands of Jewish/Polish workers from being abused and murdered by Nazi German. I still remembered when this movie first came out, it has brought a lot of issues about this movie, such as the way he filmed the movie - black and white, the truth of the ...
...discussing topic at that period. Schindler's List is one of the best examples (including Saving Private Ryan and so forth). How can we forget this classic masterpiece of Steven Spielberg. The movie did move me a lot. Although it is black and white, and three-hour long, however I didn't feel bored at all watching this movie. In fact I have watched this movie for four times and I have actually bought the video as my collection. It tells me how cruel ...

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