Hey I just watched this film and really enjoyed it!
But I was wondering if anyone knew what happened to the young Jewish boys and the father of Julian? Did any of them survive the concentration camps?
I realise it's probably mentioned in the book but I'm far too lazy to read it at the moment!
All three die in the concentration camps, but really you should read the book because it is very good, and ESPECIALLY sad when the two young boys are being sent into the gas chambers.
To be more specific the boys die in the gas chamber and the father dies from sickness and exhaustion.
Read the book, I'm sure you'll like it.
*feels a bit teary*
OK, thanks for telling me, even though I was hoping for a happier oucome! But not very realistic I suppose.
I've been turned off the book a bit cos of the changed ending...I have a feeling I'll prefer the one in the film, due to the gorgeousness of Billy Crudup's cheekbones...they alone have changed my whole perception of Julian Levade's character!
But I think I will read the book, no worries- if only to put off history coursework lol.
Thanks again! :D
Having read the book, I find that there were aspects in both I really liked, but then disliked also. I preferred the film's addition of Charlotte giving the boys a letter from their mother, but disliked how they left out all M.Levade's and the boys' experiences at the camps.
Still found the 'passion' between Charlotte and Gregory a bit unbelievable...couldn't see how it would be sustained after all she had gone through. Julian Levade was also much more attractive a character in the film haha
Was sad to see Mr Hartmann in the camp :(
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It would have been better if they had explained what had happened in the movie. When Charlotte came back to France and saw the boys home for rent I guessed the parents hadn't survived, but didn't know about the brothers. They could have been living at Julien and his fathers house. When she started kissing Julien at the end I wondered why the boys weren't running towards them or else why she didn't ask about them or something. She must have known already what happened to them. *Sob*. So sad when she gave them hope in the form of that letter she gave them the last time she saw them when the train was leaving. That was beautiful.
shareWell, I guess the life expectancy of a child in nazi concentration camp was so...non-existent, very very few children survived. I knew the moment when they were put to the train that they're dead. No explanation necessary, self-evident really.
shareI've just looked on this board having finished reading the novel in the early hours last night, and been left feeling utterly bereft following the fate of Andre, Jacob and Levade. I admit I haven't seen the film version since it was first released, and it definitely didn't affect me the same way the novel did. I think it must have been toned down for film - it certainly didn't prepare me for how harrowing the novel was. Book wise, I think by far the most powerful aspects were the stories of the boys and Levade, which as far as I recall were left to imagination in the film.
shareYeah, it's fairly common knowledge today what the nazi's did to jews, they didn't have to explain anything in the movie.
And the house for rent was Julien's, it was up for rent because he had finally moved into his father's house.
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The father and the kids going to be slaughtered and the lack of real remorse by the main dude ruined it for me. The guy pretty much gave them up to be killed and figures they would have been killed anyway? Cold. Of course he was a French commie, I guess I shouldn't be surprised.
shareYou are utterly stupid.
shareVery few Jews survived the concentration camps and especially not older people and children. As soon as the transport trains got to the camps the old people and kids were sent directly to the gas chambers. Many died on the trip since no food or water was given and they were sealed up in cattle cars. The Germans kept strong looking young men and women alive to work for awhile until they died or were gassed. That's the history. There was no need for any explanation in the movie since the chances of them surviving was about zero.
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