You are never fully liberated from Auschwitz, 11 July 2016 Author: Red-125 from Upstate New York The French movie "À la vie" was shown in the U.S. with the translated title "To Life (2014)." It was written and directed by Jean-Jacques Zilbermann. The film is a Post-Holocaust saga, although it opens with scenes in Auschwitz that are truly horrific. Hélène (Julie Depardieu) and Lily (Johanna ter Steege) were friends in Auschwitz, and they managed to survive the death march from Auschwitz to Louslau together. A third friend, Rose (Suzanne Clément) was unable to walk, so they were forced to leave her behind. As it turned out, Rose survived until the liberation of Auschwitz. The three did not see each other again until 1962, when they come together for a reunion at a beachside resort in Northern France. We learn early in the movie that Lily divorced her husband after the war, and is living as a "free soul," with no permanent partner. Hélène and Rose both married concentration camp survivors. The plot of the film--based on the lives of three actual friends--revolves around their interactions during the reunion. No matter how much ice cream they eat, and how they display their new bathing suits, thoughts keep circling back to Auschwitz. They quarrel about tiny details which they remember differently. They revive horrible memories. It's clear that the reunion will change their lives, but whether the change will be for the better or for the worse is an open question. For reasons I don't understand, "To Life" caries a terrible IMDb rating of 6.1. Fortunately, we saw it as part of the excellent Rochester Jewish Film Festival. If we hadn't had "All-Event" tickets, we probably would have stayed home. This is a movie to be seen, not missed. Ignore the rating and seek it out. It's available on DVD, and it will work well on the small screen. See it!
后面的反转会让前面流于表面的剧情合理且深刻。
旧的怨恨难以消解，新的仇恨因此衍生，失去亲人的他选择夺取她亲人的性命来报仇雪恨……谅解两个字看似简单，但要做到却时常并非易事
有点像桑德拉布鲁克的独角戏，还算不错吧，说奥斯卡是不是过了
拍出了另一面的西雅图，是码农的泡泡世界里没有的那一面
这部其实应该获得奥斯卡的……虽然冷门但真的很优秀
两星给剧情，一星给桑德拉布洛克。剧情片的基本水准就应该是这样。总有机灵鬼说剧情狗血，我承认，剧情的确有那么一点coincidence，但是牛逼就牛逼在这个coincidence，在这么coincidence的情况下，这么让你难以信服的情况下，桑德拉布洛克演的让你信了，不仅让你信了，还让你感动了，让你哭的大鼻涕冒泡了。这时候还返回来一口what a coincidence，那就是…。
同时侧面映射出，重刑犯回归社会之艰难
非常简单直线的剧情，却被导演调度得大气磅礴，感人至深，又成为桑德拉的一部代表作。
碰巧看过本片导演的上一部长片《系统破坏者》，节奏掌控很高级了，当然剧本好才是真的好。
2022/1/5 MSP alone. (First heavy movie of the year, thought it would be “The Lost Daughter” but finished this one) 从头到尾揪心，电影结束前最后一个镜头流下了眼泪。各类人物都有太多可共情的点了，好片啊~
节奏还行，闪回叙事。情绪到位，无声胜有声。
这该死的人类啊 有时候我恨得不行 有时候 又爱得不行 一部恰到好处的电影 建议写亲情伦理剧的国产编剧们都关在笼子里看这部电影看一百遍
很高兴看到影片这样的解决，被保护的最终还是被保护了。
当时说出真相不可以吗？就算妹妹开枪，也不用做牢，你们可以生活在一起不比去做20年牢香吗？
真相的揭露有点生硬，有些角色的设置必要性不大浪费卡司（yeah我说的就是Viola）。亲情、罪犯服刑期满后的艰难生活，要表达的糅合得不大好。Sandra演技还是好的。
女主太不容易了，结局😭😭😭她并不是不可饶恕的。一个很好的故事。
粉身碎骨都护之身后称为之爱。
生活碾压我们一次还嫌不够，还要持续性的，是嫌我们还不够苦逼吗？
6.5/10
这个演技配得上这大女主的戏，全程心疼这个角色，多希望她得到一个拥抱啊，好在最后如愿。如何被这个社会重新接纳，想起《奥斯陆，八月未央》
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