I am of the opinion that holocaust films should not have happy endings. The holocaust was a moral horror story, and for that reason attempts to impart ¨feel good¨ endings to films (as in Life is Beautiful and Schindler´s List) strike me as misguided.
No worries here! Good Evening Mr. Wallenberg is about as bleak as they come. The story comprises a long concatenation of atrocities, but true to the history of what actually happened, incredibly enough. As far as cinematography is concerned, I loved the use of color, a wash of blackish blue and tealish green over the whole production helps establish the appropriate tone. With all of the corruption and wanton destruction of life, the film is rather depressing, and the fate of Mr. Wallenberg even more so, given how hard he strove to save people against all odds in Budapest. According to the final rolling text, Wallenberg was taken into custody by the Russian government and apparently never released.
No worries here! Good Evening Mr. Wallenberg is about as bleak as they come. The story comprises a long concatenation of atrocities, but true to the history of what actually happened, incredibly enough. As far as cinematography is concerned, I loved the use of color, a wash of blackish blue and tealish green over the whole production helps establish the appropriate tone. With all of the corruption and wanton destruction of life, the film is rather depressing, and the fate of Mr. Wallenberg even more so, given how hard he strove to save people against all odds in Budapest. According to the final rolling text, Wallenberg was taken into custody by the Russian government and apparently never released.