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LeftInTX

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Mon Mar 11, 2013, 11:20 AM Mar 2013

Netflix Streaming: The Harmonists, Life is Beautiful

The Harmonists - German(1997)
Set against the backdrop of 1930s Nazi Germany, this biographical drama is less about the encroaching world war than it is about the music that defined the individuals of the close-harmony vocal ensemble known as the Comedian Harmonists. Adored across Deutschland, the Harmonists begin to feel the weight of politics and prejudice when their Jewish members are forbidden from performing in public.

Life is Beautiful - Italian(1999)
A Jewish Italian waiter named Guido is sent to a Nazi concentration camp, along with his wife and their young son. Refusing to give up hope, Guido tries to protect his son's innocence by pretending that their imprisonment is an elaborate game. 1999 Academy Awards - Best Foreign Language Film

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Although foreign language, both films are easy to watch. The Harmonists is about a vocal ensemble and is infused with performances.

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