Train of Life (1998)
Directed by Radu Mihaileanu
Genres - War, Comedy |
Sub-Genres - Tragi-comedy, War Drama |
Release Date - Sep 24, 1999 (USA) |
Run Time - 103 min. |
Countries - France |
MPAA Rating - R
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Synopsis by Bhob Stewart
Radu Mihaileanu directed this French-Belgian-Romanian-Dutch comedy-drama, set in Central Europe during the summer of 1941. Yiddish-speaking Jews purchase a train, forge identity papers, and leave town. Posing as both prisoners and Nazis, they hope to reach Palestine via the Soviet Union, but problems arise when they encounter real Germans. To make matters worse, resistance fighters plan to dynamite the train. Made in Romania with French and German dialogue, this film won an international critics prize at the 1998 Venice Film Festival.
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Moods
Keywords
deception, escape, forgery, identification, resistance-fighters, train [locomotive]
Attributes
High Production Values