Playing In The Desert!

[Michael Alexander]

Is that the movie with the little boy and his 2 sisters, he wants to join a kids gang that hangs out in the ruins, his father was away at war and the movie was set durin g the Blitz? I think it aired on DSTV about 10 months ago?

I saw this getting along effect, all the catholics and protestants were best mates out here, party, braai and sing songs, but for many of them, going bACK TO IRELAND, SCOTLAND THIS WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN POSSIBLE....

[SandyB]

Indeed  so !  theres  quite a  few  humorous  scenes  .. the  one  with  the  tin  of  jam  is  also a classic ..  " they  know  we  are  crazy for  Jam  so  this  tin  must  be poisoned '   like  said watch  it  again ...............

[Michael Alexander]

The other war movie that blew me away was "The Piano" , have you seen that one?

[SandyB]

Not  the one  where  he  chops  of  one  or  both  of her  hands ?? Uuugh!  correct me   if  wrong  ..

[SandyB]

 War   ...    Survival  under  adverse  circumstances ..  Empire  of  the  Sun ....  that  movie  .. starts  with  the  beautiful  welsh  lullaby Suo Gan   and  ends  with  the  same  ..  beautiful ....   can  play   that  track  over and over ...

[georg ruf jr.]

The other war movie that blew me away was "The Piano" , have you seen that one?

I tghink the Piano is a lovestory by Jane Camagnion?!?. Don't you mean The Pianoplayer or Pianist. A jewish piano player spending is time in a concentration camp?

[Michael Alexander]

Thats it Georg, you're right... The Pianist... I really enjoyed that movie....

[Richard Opperman]

Hi,

Pianist - brilliant true story of Roland Polanski during the second world war in Poland - very sad how one nation treated another?
May be that is why he is so screwed up  today, but still a very good movie producer?

Cheers
Richard
 

[Michael Alexander]

Is that the same Roland Polanski?

The director/producer ... up for rape charges or murder or something?

[Delia]

sorry to butt in here but isn't that Roman Polanski? he was married to sharon tate (actress/model) when she was murdered (pregnant at the time) by Charles Manson & his "family" in '69?

[Michael Alexander]

thats what I thought, not Roland, but roman.... always like his movies....

[georg ruf jr.]

Most people are still very aware of what happened in the 30s and 40s. But time heals wounds and it's fantastic seeing how people want to grow next to eacher and with each other.
I remember seeing movies and reports on tv with my late grandma. It was very hard for her.
She lost her husband, brothers ect. in WW1 and WW2. They never wanted the war, but had to fight (and die).
I think Schindlers List is probably one of the emotionly deepest  movies to the topic nazi Germany.
Enough...

[Michael Alexander]

I used to enjoy reading all those Escape from Colditz books, exciting stuff...... funny spoof movie to watch with the germans is Top Secret.....

[georg ruf jr.]

Tough subject. But yes, lots of tension and plenty of laughs posible.
The Great Dictator for eg Charles Chaplin to just name one of them

[Clint Ebstein]

The desert had plenty snakes,horned adders and whip snakes and I used to collect Gemsbok droppings for our veggie garden at home and receive 5c from my dad