Red Cherry
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Movie Reviews of Red Cherry
Movie Review: Definitely Worth Watching!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
I rarely ever write reviews but seeing 1 star for this movie really disturbed me. So does that mean Schindler's List deserves 1 star also??? Wasn't that a martyr story, too? C'mon people. This is cinema...not a history book. You are sadly misleading people to think that Red Cherry is an aweful movie. I'm sorry that you were unable to be compelled by the devastation war has on families and friends.
Movie Review: best film
Summary: 5 Stars
thats the best film that I have ever seen. Every sequence touches my heart.Movie Review: Surprisingly Good!
Summary: 5 Stars
Very good movie! Does anyone know any similar WW2 Memoirs on DVD or VHS?Movie Review: Beautifully sad, with echoes of Europa Europa
Summary: 4 Stars
Greetings, comrades!
I have rented this video several times from my public library, and have always enjoyed it. It reminds me of the similarly-themed Europa Europa, as well as Burnt by the Sun. The film covers a lot of plot lines and a long slice of time, rather like a miniseries, but it is nowhere near as dull and plodding as other WWII films such as Sunshine.
If you liked Est-Ouest (East-West), Europa Europa, The Third Miracle, The Cold Room, or the work of Krzysztof Kieslowski, you will at the least enjoy Red Cherry. I have watched hundreds of WWII movies, from documentaries to fictionalized histories to pure fiction, and Red Cherry is certainly more intriguing and involving than the majority of WWII works available.
As a multilingual linguaphile, I especially liked the use of local languages and therefore English subtitles. It always seems faintly dorky to me to have everyone speaking English with a "Russian" or "German" accent in WWII movies. If you do NOT like subtitles, then this movie may drive you crazy.
However, if you want a fresh take on World War II from the point of view of orphaned Chinese children, this movie is just the ticket!
Dosvidanya, tovarishi!
Movie Review: A wonderful film except for....
Summary: 4 Stars
I would have given this film 5 stars, but what is disturbing is that the claims that it was based on a true story are only partly true. Yes, the film was based on the true story of Zhu De's daughter Zhu Min, who went to the Soviet International Children's School at the age of 14. The film crew had contacted her and obtained her consent when making the film. But the most horrific and most unforgettable part was fictional (and there's the rub). Moreover, her father, Zhu De was not executed in China as a communist before the war. He became an important military figure and later leader in the government. (1954-59) as deputy chairman of the People's Republic of China. He was chairman of the National People's Congress (1959 -67), Communist China's major legislative body, until denounced during the Cultural Revolution . He was restored to his posts in 1971 and died in 1976. From what I understand, it is not unusual in China to call a story "true," despite the facts.