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A HIDDEN LIFE – Review by Brandy McDonnell

January 15, 2020January 18, 2020 Brandy McDonnell 0 Comments a hidden life, august diehl, terrence malick, Valerie Pachner

Isolated high in the Alps, life there doesn’t seem to change much when Germany invades and takes over Austria, but the community proves fundamentally altered once it becomes known that Franz refused to swear allegiance to Hitler during his military training.

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A HIDDEN LIFE – Review by Susan Granger

January 9, 2020 Susan Granger 0 Comments a hidden life, august diehl, terrence malik, Valerie Pachner

Auteur filmmaker Terrence Malick chronicles the true story of Franz Jagerstatter (1907-1943), a devoutly Roman Catholic farmer who was imprisoned, sentenced to death and executed for refusing to fight for the Nazis after Hitler invaded Austria in World War II.

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A HIDDEN LIFE – Review by Diane Carson

December 15, 2019December 15, 2019 Diane Carson 0 Comments a hidden life, august diehl, Franz Jägerstätter, Jörg Widmer, terrence malick, truth-based

Writer/director Terrence Malick’s fans will not be surprised that A Hidden Life unfolds for almost three hours with overwhelmingly gorgeous cinematography and character introspection. Based on true events, in 1939, Austrian farmer Franz Jägerstätter resides in St. Radegund, a beautiful, incongruously quiet mountain village. War looming, Franz reports to basic training, leaving behind wife Fani and three daughters.