The next film in our foreign film series, scheduled for November 20, at 7:30 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall is Zelary, a 2003 film from the Czech Republic. Here's the storyline as provided by Netflix:
This gorgeously shot World War II drama tells the story of a clash between two different worlds and two different people. Eliska, a nurse in a city hospital, donates her blood to save the life of injured mountain-dweller Joza, and the two form a strong bond. When the resistance group Eliska belongs to is discovered by the Gestapo, she's forced to seek refuge with Joza, leaving her urban life behind and starting anew in the remote mountains.
This film is "R" rated and is (like our first film, The Lives of Others) a bit gut-wrenching. But this film, like the first, is also a very uplifting film that illustrates how unexpected blessings can arise from apparent tragedy.
Last year after John and Joan Little watched this movie at our house, John commented to Joan a few days later that they should see more foreign films. Joan said, "The problem with foreign films is that you have to read the subtitles."
"But that didn't bother you the other night when we watched ‘Zelary’," John replied.
"Oh, but that was in English," answered Joan. (Joan became so engrossed in the film that two days later she didn't recall that the film was in Czech with English subtitles.)