You are never fully liberated from Auschwitz, 11 July 2016 Author: Red-125 from Upstate New York The French movie "À la vie" was shown in the U.S. with the translated title "To Life (2014)." It was written and directed by Jean-Jacques Zilbermann. The film is a Post-Holocaust saga, although it opens with scenes in Auschwitz that are truly horrific. Hélène (Julie Depardieu) and Lily (Johanna ter Steege) were friends in Auschwitz, and they managed to survive the death march from Auschwitz to Louslau together. A third friend, Rose (Suzanne Clément) was unable to walk, so they were forced to leave her behind. As it turned out, Rose survived until the liberation of Auschwitz. The three did not see each other again until 1962, when they come together for a reunion at a beachside resort in Northern France. We learn early in the movie that Lily divorced her husband after the war, and is living as a "free soul," with no permanent partner. Hélène and Rose both married concentration camp survivors. The plot of the film--based on the lives of three actual friends--revolves around their interactions during the reunion. No matter how much ice cream they eat, and how they display their new bathing suits, thoughts keep circling back to Auschwitz. They quarrel about tiny details which they remember differently. They revive horrible memories. It's clear that the reunion will change their lives, but whether the change will be for the better or for the worse is an open question. For reasons I don't understand, "To Life" caries a terrible IMDb rating of 6.1. Fortunately, we saw it as part of the excellent Rochester Jewish Film Festival. If we hadn't had "All-Event" tickets, we probably would have stayed home. This is a movie to be seen, not missed. Ignore the rating and seek it out. It's available on DVD, and it will work well on the small screen. See it!
一个富有感染力的故事也有赖于一帮全情投入的真挚诚恳的演员们的集体努力才让观众产生深深的代入感，也悄然引领着观众去反思去理解亦或者去重振生活。
在大中華圈的家庭裏，每一個個體都像小孩子一樣地情緒輸出：不能說不intimid，但是也談不上幸福吧。
林嘉欣好会演。小演员非常赞。但是有几场戏处理得不好，最遗憾的几场是在小女儿入院隔离到被通知只是普通肺炎这期间的故事，这部分是整部电影的高潮，也是解决家庭矛盾的关键所在，可惜的是故事的表现力很弱，形式也很单一，没有足够烘托出煎熬的气氛。如果能够将Sars这一线索强化，会把情绪堆叠得更好。
虽然有温暖愉快的部分，但互相折磨从来就是家庭生活中必不可少的……至少我们80后90初这代人，哪怕看看台湾的背景，也能想到很多自己的成长故事吧。谁不想回美国呢，我也想（
这个时间段看这个真的窒息，尤其是几段吵架戏。女孩自身面对的文化冲突基本没有展开。
上中学最叛逆的那段时间，恨过讨厌过我妈。今年30了，我很感谢我妈，很爱她，终于懂世上只有妈妈好。也许有时候会被当作妈宝，那是因为她太强了，我崇拜她，我觉得她说的很多事都是对的。希望妈妈会活很久很久，一直一直健康平安，一直一直很幸福。有一句话我想这辈子都不可能当面说出口，I LOVE YOU，Mom。
恨就是恨，恨里夹杂着感激也还是恨，哪那么容易谅解，我这一页永远都不会翻过去
影片里大女儿和爸爸“统一战线”的状态让我想起自己小时候，也很不尊重妈妈，没有把妈妈的付出看在眼里。
Lady Bird讲，love and attention或许是一回事；“如果这已经是最好的我了呢？”
期待太高以至于无法接受这么普通。
感觉比《瀑布》差好多，家庭的框支起来，结果不管是内里填的内容还是外在背景都表象化和程式化的。表现中式家庭的好电影太多了，这片虽然是导演亲身经历，演员表演也中规中矩，但仍然显得平庸。
2.5/瑣碎的家庭生活呈現已經讓我感到肉疼，但正因為劇目將舞台局限於家庭本身，關於疫病/東亞式教育/cultural shock/生死等問题才無法被真誠且有效的回應(/解答)。
单调却真诚，倾注了沉甸甸的生命体验，刻骨铭心。每一次争吵后混杂着温情和痛苦的余震，对身边人乃至对自己的恨意的反复回荡，当这些真实可感甚至能唤醒记忆的情感的时候，再多技巧都显得多余。
感觉可以和《瀑布》对照来看。中年人濒临崩溃时于四下无人处的哭泣太真实了。林嘉欣真美啊……最后陈绮贞的歌也很穿越
4.林嘉欣能表现出面对死亡威胁，却无法处理好自己接近崩溃的情绪，从而把负面情绪传递给处于青春期的大女儿的那种状态；男主能把那种对女儿的关爱和受妻子情绪不稳定影响，对妻子耐心的缺乏也较为真实的演绎出来
2.5 电影虽然工整，但始终徘徊在无效沟通里。
片尾曲是陈绮贞的《尽在不言中》。
很期待女儿演讲比赛写的信，到结屋也没有读出来。家庭冲突之后去看了喜欢的马儿，想给马套上「缰绳」出去走走，马儿也排斥「束缚」，那一刻的芳仪顿悟了爱的一体两面，选择和爸妈和解，和处于叛逆期的孩子一起看了这部电影，希望他能有自己的思考与判断。
3.印象深刻的地方：姐姐考试得52分，被老师处罚，内心想抗争却不得不向现实低头妥协；两个女儿给爸爸染发的时候，一家人很温馨；
三星半｜癌症妈妈、大雁爸爸、台英混讲的美国女孩、白马意象、非典病毒、最终敞开的门…不够完美，但部分细节还是足以让人掉泪。
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