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Uprising (2001)
Uprising and history
I'm sorry to tell M. Adams that if he reads book written by fighters from the ghetto or see documentaries where they testify, he could learn that the Polish Resistance didn't really assist the ghetto fighters. Is that a point of history ? I don't know. I didn't made any research on that subject. But, these fighters who survived, as witnesses, said that in many works (books or videos) made on that subject. By the way, a lot of researchers pointed that the Polish were not the nicer people with Jews during that period, that could explain the low number of survivors, compared to other countries.
Uprising can be seen as an epic movie on this resistance. A lot of images remind what we could see in every propaganda movie, specially Hollywood movies, making heroes of the characters. But, aren't they ?
Le président (1961)
a political character
This movie is based on the book, the President, written by Georges Simenon. But, the end is so different from the book. Emile Beaufort, the President, that means, former Prime Minister, lives his retirement in his house... Built with flashbacks, we see him 20 years before, trying to govern France, between political pressures from his majority, specially when he need to devalue the Franc or start building Europe. He has to fire his assistant who became a political leader. But, The president has information that could end his career. That's the dominant point of the movie, and the difference with the book stands with Beaufort decision and capacity to act.
Michel Audiard, the best French writer, wrote several wonderful sentences that could be used in Parliament.