Director:
Mark HermanGuión:
Mark HermanCámara:
Benoît DelhommeMúsica:
James HornerReparto:
Asa Butterfield, Jack Scanlon, David Thewlis, Vera Farmiga, Rupert Friend, Richard Johnson, Sheila Hancock, Cara Horgan, Amber Beattie, David Hayman (más)Streaming (5)
Sinopsis(1)
Berlín, 1942 – Bruno tiene nueve años y desconoce totalmente el significado de la Solución Final y del Holocausto. No es consciente de las pavorosas crueldades que su país está infligiendo a los pueblos de Europa. Todo lo que sabe es que su padre ha ascendido en su trabajo y que ha pasado de vivir en una confortable casa de Berlín a una zona aislada en la que no hay mucho que hacer y sobre todo nadie con quien jugar. Pero todo cambia cuando conoce a Shmuel, un chico que vive una extraña existencia paralela al otro lado de la alambrada y que, como todos los que habitan allí, viste un uniforme similar a un pijama de rayas. La amistad de Bruno con Shmuel marcará el fin de su inocencia infantil. Sus encuentros secretos desembocan en una amistad cuyas consecuencias serán asombrosas y devastadoras. (Buena Vista International Spain)
(más)Reseñas (7)
Una visión americana del Holocausto «para toda la familia» (también gracias al dulce piano de Horner), que es sensible, ingenua y ligeramente un kitsch. Lo cual no tiene que considerarse malo, ya que se trata de la percepción del mundo por parte de los niños. Incluso podría ponerse en escuelas primarias, porque podría ser más interesante que los libros de texto aburridos. Los alumnos se identificarían perfectamente con el personaje principal. En mi opinión, sin embargo, la película pierde credibilidad por el uso de las coincidencias (giros) baratas en el guión en su camino hacia el final trágico y desgarrador. Un cálculo con dolor dulce, que con un guión rehecho y dirigido por Haneke o Polansky podría haberse convertido en una gran película.
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The film as a whole struck me. I'm glad it's not unnecessarily drawn out and lengthy, but I was quite bothered by the predictability of the ending. It did build up a lot of emotion, but part of me was disappointed. A wonderful acting performance in my eyes was given by Vera Farmiga. The thoughtfulness and innocence of little Bruno sometimes entertained me, sometimes made me sad. The main weapon here is the strong subject matter and right after that the quality dialogue. It's a close one, but I’m giving it 5 stars.
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The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas is exactly the kind of film that often excels in the Oscar race - an emotionally heightened drama that teeters on the edge of kitsch and has very little in common with the history and reality of the era in which it takes place. With all due respect to the subject matter - or perhaps because of it - I have to say that this is a schematic film with a contrived plot and schematic characters. Its only merit, besides decent execution and the participation of quality actors (which is not insignificant in today's times), is the reminder of the dark side of World War II. However, it does so superficially, to the point where it sometimes hurts. At times, the film resembles an unintentional parody, as the son of a concentration camp commandant casually roams around the camp fence and converses with an interned boy. The anti-Semitic program practically began with the rise of the Third Reich and aimed to separate Jews from the rest of the population and minimize any contact with them. This was accomplished through the initial requirement to wear yellow stars, prohibitions on certain professions, the creation of ghettos, as well as bans on going to cinemas, and theaters, shopping in non-Jewish stores, and many other measures. The concentration camps were intended to complete this isolation regardless of the so-called final solution. The barbed wires and guarded areas were meant not only to prevent prisoners from escaping but also to prevent any contact with the outside world. Here, the boys play chess directly under the watchtower, where the guard probably took a long nap. There are plenty of obvious nonsense moments, and in the case of this film, it is not a stylization à la Benigni and his famous film Life is Beautiful, which explains the naivety of the story with idealized memories of a man who reminisces about his father after decades. By the way, the naivety of the boy is exaggerated, as children do not believe in storks, and an 8-year-old boy cannot be expected to have such naïve thought processes. This would correspond to a child's thinking at the age of consuming Winnie the Pooh, so around five years old. It didn't make me mad, though. Vera Farmiga is charming, and the child actors give convincing performances, but I don't have any love for this kind of manipulative kitsch. Overall impression: 40%. By the way, I can imagine a similarly brutally sarcastic ending, but it would have to be handled much more cleverly in terms of the screenplay.
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The absurdity of the pretext of the greatest war in human history through the eyes of a young boy. At times war satire, at times bitter comedy, here and there just a sensitive and slightly corny boy's odyssey. There are no outright shocking moments, the filmmakers go in a slightly different direction and thanks to the short running time everything moves quickly and smoothly. Certainly, an important film about WWII.
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It's a low-key film, but one that manages to stir the level of emotions and the viewer's experience quite easily. The premise is very naive perhaps and the family concept in connection with the deep ethical theme is too loose, but the way the story is told and built-up makes up for everything. Thewlis and Farmiga are superb and Horner is traditionally excellent. I don’t think I’ll be able to get the depressive ending out of my head very easily. 80%
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A chilling story told through the eyes of a child, full of fear and childish naivety, which managed to draw me in and only let me go after the final and unexpected climax. The film is a fine spectacle in every way, with plenty of convincing and well-chosen actors, excellent cinematography and a grandiose score by veteran James Horner. I was all the more intrigued by the film because, as I said, it is taken mainly from the point of view of the children, a Jew vs. a German. In short, a captivating film that is perfect in its technical and acting aspects and timeless and powerfully emotional in its story.
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I had been putting off The Boy in the Striped Pajamas for a long time. I finally got around to it... Yes, it’s not an easy watch. The film reminded me of Life Is Beautiful in its tone. It’s another harsh clash between childlike innocence and the cruel reality of World War II. However, the film doesn’t rely solely on the dialogues between the main child protagonist, Bruno, and the captured boy in the concentration camp, Shmuel. The creators did a great job of deeply portraying other characters as well (the unyielding father as a Nazi officer, the mother losing her illusions, the older sister succumbing to German propaganda), for which I have to give a solid thumbs up. Add to that the tragic ending, which hits every viewer hard (nothing else has emotionally affected me like this for a long time), and you have a well-executed cinematic achievement on all fronts. Quality work. I give it an 8/10.
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