minatonga Posted January 9, 2005 Share Posted January 9, 2005 I'm interested to know anyone's thoughts on this movie. I taped it and watched it today. I've seen several post WWII Italian realist movies, and I was still surprised by how much realism went into Kapo. Beatings, starvation, "Nicole" losing her virginity and then not receiving any food that had been promised to her, and even the prisoners nude procession to the gas chambers were portrayed. The director did not hold anything back. I though Susan Strasberg was entirely believable as a sweet teenage French girl who later does anything to survive. I'd love to hear any comments. Thanks TCM for showing these rare foreign movies! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomagain77 Posted January 9, 2005 Share Posted January 9, 2005 I taped it and watched it last night. It blew me away. One of the best I've seen of that genre. Thanks TCM! Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
path40a Posted January 10, 2005 Share Posted January 10, 2005 Just watched this last night myself. It's really something to watch a film like that, given the time it was made, and compare it to films coming out of Hollywood at the time (1959), like the Diary of Anne Frank. It was certainly more explicit, yet I think DOAF was just as (if not more) powerful. I don't think I've ever seen a better performance from Ms. Strasberg either, I agree it was very credible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twtpark Posted January 10, 2005 Share Posted January 10, 2005 Susan Strasberg gave a fine performance. I never realized she was such a good actress..and"Kapo" was a powerful movie experience. Kudos to TCM for showing this almost forgotten film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
therealfuster Posted January 13, 2005 Share Posted January 13, 2005 I really wanted to see "Kapo" because I have been thinking of buying that director's other film, "Battle of Algiers" and thought this would give me a good idea of his style. It was a good film, and I have not checked this out, but I thought the other girl was maybe played by the woman who starred in "Hiroshima Mon Amour" by Resnais. She sure looked familiar. Susan Strasberg was quite good. Personally, I think she should have played Anne Frank instead of Millie Perkins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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