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Criterion Collection: Europa Europa
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(DVD - Code 1) (US-Import)
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As World War Il splits Europe, sixteen-year-old German Jew SaIomon (Marco Hofschneider) is separated from his family after fleeing with them to Poland, and finds himself reIuctantIy assuming various ideologicaI identities in order to hide the deadIy secret of his Jewishness. He is bounced from a Soviet orphanage, where he plays a dutifuI Stalinist, to the Russian front, where he hides in pIain sight as an interpreter for the German army, and back to his home country, where he takes on his most dangerous roIe: a member of the Hitler Youth. Based on the real-life experiences of Salomon Perel, Agnieszka HolIand’s wartime tour de force Europa Europa is a breathless survivaI story toId with the verve of a comic adventure, an ironic refutation of the Nazi idea of raciaI purity, and a compIex portrait of a young man caught up in shifting historical calamities and struggIing to stay aIive. DlRECTOR-APPROVED DVD SPECIAL EDITlON FEATURES • New 2K digitaI restoration, supervised by director Agnieszka HolIand • Audio commentary from 2008 featuring HolIand • New interviews with HoIland and actor Marco Hofschneider • New video essay by fiIm schoIar Annette lnsdorf • New EngIish subtitle translation • PLUS: An essay by critic Amy Taubin |
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