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The Rape of Europa | 
 enlarge | Director: Richard Berge;bonni Cohen;nicole Newnham
Actor: Joan Allen
Studio: Menemsha Films
Category: DVD
List Price: $29.95
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Rating:  19 reviews
Sales Rank: 2421
Format: Color, Dvd-video, Ntsc, Widescreen
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 117
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.4 x 0.6
UPC: 718122355419
EAN: 0718122355419
ASIN: B0011ZJ5C2
Theatrical Release Date: 2007
Release Date: September 16, 2008
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Phenomenally Educational And Entertaining! January 6, 2009
I was flipping through channels one day over the Thanksgiving holiday and stumbled upon the premiere of this documentary. Having read many books and watched many films and documentaries on WWII, this was the first time I truly learned to the extent that Art played a role in this war. When the program ended, I immediately looked it up on line and ordered it for my mother as a Christmas gift. She absolutely loved it and has since made her grandchildren watch it and anyone else she can convince to watch it as well. She now wants to join me on my impending trip to Florence and Paris to witness first hand the subjects of much turmoil, secrecy, and painstaking efforts to save Europe's great art. This is a must for all College Art Appreciation courses as well.
I highly recommend this DVD even as an unconventional gift to someone who simply appreciates art...it is truly mesmerizing and unforgettable!
 What about Dresden? January 2, 2009
I have read to much literature, especially Jewish, to buy completely into this account ... but I find the concept interesing as part of the fascist story. It does not explain all of the art and artists expelled from Germany, and it does not explain the bombing of DRESDEN by the USA. How can you have such a major work on European Art and the protection of its destruction and speak NOTHING about Germany's greatest ART CETER DRESDEN??? I would have bought most of what this documentry sold me but for its omission of Dresden. Given what that city sacrificed to win the war it is SHAMEFULL this film failed to mention it. Was it because Americans DECIMATED German Art History for NO REASON at all?
Mrs T December 16, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I was introduced to this DVD by a very old English man I know who actually remembered this at the time and he was blown away by its story and accuracy.
Historical DVds should be the first item a new politician or leader of anything should watch as it will give them some pointers and this DVd should be first on that list
The footage and score are excellent.
This is really a very addictive film that will stir the imagination and eduacate at the same time
Bravo!
Riveting documentary on Nazis' and the theft of Europe's art treasures December 16, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
A friend recommended this documentary and I was truly fascinated by the details presented as to how the Nazis systematically stole art treasures from parts of occupied Europe and decimated those they deemed unworthy. Hitler's role is significant here - it was interesting to find out that he was not accepted into the prestigious Viennese art institute and the question as to whether this led to his intense hatred of Jews[ many of the members of the selection committee were Jewish].
Hitler's art tastes were rooted in Social Realism and Germanic art and we also learn that he was, predictably, repulsed by works by Jewish artists, modernists such as Picasso and also Slavic art [as the Slavs were deemed sub-human, and in fact were targeted for extinction after the Jews].
A lot of ground is covered here in this documentary - we witness the evacuation of the Louvre's art treasures [how the Mona Lisa was saved, the fragile Winged Victory moved down a flight of steps etc] and also how ordinary people went to extraordinary lengths to help protect and safeguard these precious works of art.
All in all, this is an excellent historical documentary that will appeal to those with an interest in history and art.
Interesting - Outstanding! December 13, 2008
This DVD was recommended to me by a director at my office who was a history major in college. It will tug at your heart for what people endured during WWII. We see an interview with a young Jewish man who was kept back from the death camps (father, mother and brothers were gone) to sort furniture...and found the contents of his family's home. He grabbed an old suitcase to hold photos of his young father and girlish mother. There was a photo of their wedding. And then he had to abandon them again when he was forced to another location with no belongings. I'd never seen any of this actual film from the various German-occupied cities. Whether you're an art buff, a history fiend...or both, you will not lose interest from start to finish.
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