Alone In Berlin review: Emma Thompson and Brendan Gleeson in true WW2 story
THERE HAVE been plenty of Second World War dramas about the Resistance but none have been quite so melancholic as Alone In Berlin.
Emma Thompson and Brendan Gleeson in Alone In Berlin
ALONE IN BERLIN (12A, 105 mins)
Director: Vincent Perez
Stars: Emma Thompson, Brendan Gleeson, Daniel Brühl
Vincent Perez’s unusual film is based on a true story of the two middle-aged rebels who planted nearly 300 postcards denouncing Hitler across Berlin between 1940 and 1943.
Otto and Anna Quangel (Brendan Gleeson and Emma Thompson) don’t expect their actions to alter the march of history.
Vincent Perez’s unusual film is based on a true story
After their only son gives his life for a regime they despise, their need to protest is almost visceral.
“Alone in Berlin” is screened at Berlin Film Festival
The drama is short on tension but Gleeson’s performance is gripping.
A mixture of resignation and defiance mark his every expression.