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Transit (dir. Christian Petzold, 2018)

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Transit (Christian Petzold, 2018)

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Transit

Transit    [trailer]

Set in seemingly contemporary times, a man who belongs to a persecuted minority attempts to escape from fascist-run France to America but falls in love with the wife of a dead author whose identity he has assumed.

Very interesting approach, to film a story, that takes place during World War II, in a contemporary setting. It makes the situation feel more immediate, more urgent. Doubly so in the current context of the refugee crisis in Europe.

Though the recited text and the character motivations can be a bit of a challenge.

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"You Don't Exist In Their World" – Transit (Film Review)

“You Don’t Exist In Their World” – Transit (Film Review)

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'Transit' Movie Review: Past and Present Merge in Haunting Film

‘Transit’ Movie Review: Past and Present Merge in Haunting Film

Adapted from Anna Segher’s novel by Christian Petzold, who pulls double duty as writer and director, Transit is a masterfully told story that threads the past and present together with a unifying theme. The film is powerful in its depth and meaning, wonderfully and almost poetically executed, all while maintaining a great amount of subtlety.

Georg (Franz Rogowski), a Holocaust survivor illegally…

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