Andrew Mollo

Dramma fantascientifico che immagina su cosa sarebbe successo nella seconda guerra mondiale se i tedeschi avessero invaso la Gran Bretagna. Resistenza sotterranea, massacri di civili, conflitti civili, manifestazioni illuminate come nelle parate notturne della Germania Nazista, ghetti ebraici e eutanasia organizzata, tutti visti attraverso gli occhi di un'eroina che cerca di salvare delle vite diventando infermiera. Occupato il suo ospedale dal governo fascista, scopre che i pazienti russi e polacchi sono uccisi. A seguito della sua forte protesta, viene arrestata e alla fine si unisce alla resistenza. Il film, che ha un aspetto documentario, fa un punto sulla politica e sulla nazionalità: gli inglesi sarebbero andati benissimo sotto il dominio nazista quasi senza ribellarsi se fossero stati invasi.… (meer)

Most literate people are aware that there was a revolution in Seventeenth-century England, even if they call it a "civil war" or identify it in terms of Oliver Cromwell. Many people have heard of the various religious and political sects which flourished in that time, under such unlikely names as "Ranters", "Levellers", "Fifth Monarchists", "Muggletonians", and -- perhaps most notably, the "Diggers". But how many actually know anything about those brave, literate, and uncompromising early communists led by the redoubtableGerard Winstanley? Thier story is important, not merely for British history, but for the history of human liberation. Yet realistically, few people can or will read the various fine scholarly works on the subject, or Winstanley's own pasionate writings, most notably THE NEW LAW OF RIGHETEOUSNESS. Failing that, this film is a splendid introduction, not to mention being a fascinating piece of film-art in its own right. The film proper is supplemented in this tape by a documentary of the production of the feature. My only complaint about this film is that there isn't enough of it, or thatmore people haven't had the opportunity to see it.… (meer)