“The Innocents”—And War
Guest blogger: Barbara Donsky, author of the memoir Veronica’s Grave, and blog owner of www.desperatelyseekingParis.com For the unedited version of this review go to Barbara Donsky’s blog
Les innocentes
Writers and film-makers continue to successfully mine stories stemming from World War II. “The Innocents” is such a film—a Polish-French venture by the director Anne Fontaine that takes place in December 1945. Based on real events as described by Madeleine Pauliac, a French Red Cross doctor who had served with French troops in war-torn Poland, the film illuminates the various...