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Obchod na korze (1965)

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adrieorchids
Wow..what a tragedy. I enjoyed this very much, but it is such a sad story. 12 years 8 months ago
CrunchySumbitch
Koco, so it is Slovak. My mistake and apologies.

I find it fascinating that the sense of morality imbued in Cold War era films from Eastern Bloc countries is so righteous with respect to Nazis, while the citizens of those nations were being subjected to immoral oppression by their governments. I suppose it was a matter of perspective. 8 years ago
MrE2Me
"Mrs. Lautmann, let me explain. You're Jewish, aren't you? Well, I'm an Aryan. Jewish shops are finished. That's the law. There are only Aryan shops now. It's called 'Aryanization.' Understand?"

"No, I don't."

Sometimes it takes a person who is completely outside of (or, in this case, oblivious to) a situation to cast into stark relief its absurdity; like a child asking "Why?" about something the rest of us have long since learned to accept.

The first half of this outstanding film eases you in like a warm bath, and even has some genuinely amusing moments. The second half makes it increasingly clear (if it wasn't already) that there can be no happy ending to this story. And that final sequence... so haunting yet beautiful. 2 years ago

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