Perlasca: The Courage of a Just Man (Perlasca. Un eroe italiano) (2005)
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57% of critics liked it
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56% of users liked it
(274 ratings)
Giorgio Perlasca was an Italian cattle dealer who was sympathetic to the fascist cause until September 8, 1943. Perlasca was in Budapest, Hungary, on a business trip when he had the opportunity to see first hand how Hungarian Jews were being treated by German occupying forces. Shocked by the cruelty… More Giorgio Perlasca was an Italian cattle dealer who was sympathetic to the fascist cause until September 8, 1943. Perlasca was in Budapest, Hungary, on a business trip when he had the opportunity to see first hand how Hungarian Jews were being treated by German occupying forces. Shocked by the cruelty and violence he saw, Perlasca had a sudden change of heart, and hatched a plan to help the Jews escape to freedom by impersonating a Spanish consul. As a result of Perlasca's brave actions, the lives of five thousand people were spared that day. Perlasca is a historical drama originally produced for Italian television which reenacts Perlasca's remarkable true story; Luca Zingaretti leads the cast as the daring Italian businessman. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Directed By
- Alberto Negrin
- Genres
- Drama
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Apr 15, 2005 Wide
- Studio
- Castle Hill Productions
Critic Reviews
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Jan Stuart, Newsday
Perlasca epitomizes the kind of soft-core Holocaust porn that people point to as evidence of how survivor memory can be vulgarized and diminished through dramatization.
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Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News
Zingaretti does a fine job shading a character that is written as an unalloyed saint. But the most touching moments come at the end, when we see documentary footage of his true-life inspiration.
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Russell Scott Smith, New York Post
A well-made and heart-rending Italian Schindler's List.
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Ronnie Scheib, Variety
Confusing lack of historical set-up considerably dims the potential luster of a great true story.
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Anita Gates, New York Times
Giorgio Perlasca, who has been compared to Oskar Schindler, deserves better than this Italian television film.
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