Europa Europa (Nyrelease) (Import)

A pivotal moment in contemporary European cinema that confirmed the arrival of a major new talent in Polish-born director Agnieszka Holland, Europa, Europa is a passionate, thrilling and heartfelt film about the tragic experience of Jews during the Second World War and a dizzying meditation on the paradoxes of role-playing. The film's telling ironies and tragic absurdities are all the more unsettling for being based on the real-life exploits of Solomon Perel, a young German Jew who cultivates a chameleonic ability to assume identities in order to avert the fate of his fellow Jews.
First posing as a fervent young Stalinist, Perel - who harbored aspirations to be Clark Gable - then becomes an accepted and respected member of the Nazi Youth, burying his true background in a desperate bid for survival. Directed with deft intelligence by former Zanussi collaborator Holland, Europa, Europa boasts an astounding performance from Marco Hofschnedier in the central role - the film also helped introduce Julie Delpy to a worldwide audience - and a highly sensual score by former Kieslowski associate Zbigniew Preisner. Nominated for an Academy Award and the winner of a Golden Globe, Europa, Europa is an audacious and utterly unforgettable viewing experience.