Sep 02 2008
Good, The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
If World War II were a character actor, it is quite possible that its IMDB filmography could rival that of Michael Caine. Maybe.
The point is, we see so many World War II movies released every year, that many good ones are often overlooked. So with the impending release of big name WWII dramas like Defiance and Valkyrie, don’t forget about the two indies shown blow.
Good is set to premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival, written by John Wrathall, based on a C.P. Taylor play, directed by Vicente Amorim, and stars
Viggo Mortensen and Jason Isaacs. The IMDB plot synopsis follows:
“John Halder (Mortensen) is a ‘good’ and decent individual with family problems: a neurotic wife, two demanding children and a mother suffering from senile dementia. A literary professor, Halder explores his personal circumstances in a novel advocating compassionate euthanasia. When the book is unexpectedly enlisted by powerful political figures in support of government propaganda, Halder finds his career rising in an optimistic current of nationalism and prosperity. Seemingly inconsequential decisions lead to choices, which lead to more choices… with eventually devastating effect.”
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas is expected to be released on Nov. 7, written and directed by Mark Herman, and is based on the John Boyne novel of the same name. The IMDB plot synopsis follows:
“Set during World War II, a story seen through the innocent eyes of Bruno, the eight-year-old son of the commandant at a concentration camp, whose forbidden friendship with a Jewish boy on the other side of the camp fence has startling and unexpected consequences.”
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