You are never fully liberated from Auschwitz, 11 July 2016 Author: Red-125 from Upstate New York The French movie "À la vie" was shown in the U.S. with the translated title "To Life (2014)." It was written and directed by Jean-Jacques Zilbermann. The film is a Post-Holocaust saga, although it opens with scenes in Auschwitz that are truly horrific. Hélène (Julie Depardieu) and Lily (Johanna ter Steege) were friends in Auschwitz, and they managed to survive the death march from Auschwitz to Louslau together. A third friend, Rose (Suzanne Clément) was unable to walk, so they were forced to leave her behind. As it turned out, Rose survived until the liberation of Auschwitz. The three did not see each other again until 1962, when they come together for a reunion at a beachside resort in Northern France. We learn early in the movie that Lily divorced her husband after the war, and is living as a "free soul," with no permanent partner. Hélène and Rose both married concentration camp survivors. The plot of the film--based on the lives of three actual friends--revolves around their interactions during the reunion. No matter how much ice cream they eat, and how they display their new bathing suits, thoughts keep circling back to Auschwitz. They quarrel about tiny details which they remember differently. They revive horrible memories. It's clear that the reunion will change their lives, but whether the change will be for the better or for the worse is an open question. For reasons I don't understand, "To Life" caries a terrible IMDb rating of 6.1. Fortunately, we saw it as part of the excellent Rochester Jewish Film Festival. If we hadn't had "All-Event" tickets, we probably would have stayed home. This is a movie to be seen, not missed. Ignore the rating and seek it out. It's available on DVD, and it will work well on the small screen. See it!
“一个国家的尊严就等同于它给女性的尊严。”
6.一个国家的尊严就是它给予女性的尊严
好题材，好内容。拍的不好，声效使用太不节制了，处处都在煽情，而且场景的作用和意图，混乱重复，抓不住重点，几处反转也没有层层递进，不是一部电影的感觉。
原来是阿甘、大兵瑞恩、幸福终点站啊。
停在律政片最佳 多了些政治批判也还好 但最后还是免不了印度式复仇的套路的俗
仅体制谋杀这一点，
我钦佩于他们这样大胆全面的反思 钦佩于他们对不说不的勇气 也敬佩于对真理的深刻探讨
不知道怎么评价，唯有咋舌，一个无比粗糙的法制体系跟社会认知体系。或者这就是印度社会“法制的现实”。好不容易到了庭审阶段，又开始迷惑它到底要批判什么。我猜导演在下“一盘大棋”，但是没兴趣看完。
现实主义题材作品。不过就是把我们不敢摆在台面上的题材拍成了电影而已，但就是这一点，我们可能永远也无法通过审核。
应该拍成《爱，死亡，机器人》的某一集，搞成真人长片，着实有点浪费资源了。
泪奔……好片！没有个人英雄主义，只有一个垂暮老人、一条狗、一个有感情会做梦的机器人。
虽然情节、设定背景都平淡且老套的很，但它还是能一步步把你引入陷进让你泪流不已。
再则就是我本身对印度的腐败、封建、奴役和阶级矛盾有自己的成见，所以，对这样一个国家能够形成个整体呼吁正义，民众良心万众一心，政府担当，司法公正就没有信心，所以，无论怎么演绎，都很难在我心中建立反转，因为假，反倒是如果将看似邪恶、冷血的人反转成嫉恶如仇，大概才有可能反到我一下下。
不知道怎么评价，唯有咋舌，一个无比粗糙的法制体系跟社会认知体系。或者这就是印度社会“法制的现实”。好不容易到了庭审阶段，又开始迷惑它到底要批判什么。我猜导演在下“一盘大棋”，但是没兴趣看完。
电影的名字是印度国歌，译为人民的意志。
突然发现了印度电影的法宝：通过宏大议题引发讨论，解决问题靠个别人良心，制度性问题完全隐形，满足了下层的宣泄，又替上层盖上了遮羞布。牛逼。
“这就是政治。为了赢，我会玩任何肮脏的游戏，政治家最大的武器知道是什么吗？情感!公众的情感!是疯狂，他们的思想，智慧还有决策都会被这种疯狂推翻。当他们因为这种情绪而忘记一切的时候，我们就能实现统治!”
一人一狗一AI，符合我對末日的想像。 2021.12.4 in.Tokyo
感觉比起《杰伊·比姆》来，还是差一些，但依然优秀。
印度这些年的不少片让我们这边的观影者感慨：敢拍。我觉得更可贵的是，能审批通过，能上映让全国全世界的人看到——有了这样制度的前提，制片方到导演到团队，不存在“敢不敢”的问题。
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