This movie (which is a 3 hour condensed version of the original 6 hour long TV movie) makes you cry, hope, laugh and despair with its depiction of all the worst and the best of what Man can do to his fellow men. Through all the tragedies of ordinary lives in Germany, France, the former USSR, and the USA, the only thing that remains constant, and proves to be Man's unique salvation, is the love of music. By devoting themselves to Jazz, Ballet, Rock or simple ballads, people manage to cope with the atrocities of war, persecution and prejudice, and learn how to build a better world for themselves and their peers. On a personal note, I first saw this movie as a child, and will never forget the horrors of deportation, of the concentration camps, of Germany and the USSR devastated by war as shown in this movie, with no glory, nor political propaganda of any kind, for this movie is not about right or wrong, but about survival. "Les Uns et Les Autres" should be shown in every school all around the world, to any kid old enough to understand. Then, maybe History won't repeat itself.
Review of Bolero
