"Meine Tochter Anne Frank" is a German movie from 2015, a small-screen release that runs for 90 minutes and was written and directed by Raymond Ley. The most known cast members are André Hennicke and Axel Milberg I guess, but Ley as well as actress Mala Emde received a solid deal of awards attention for their work here. Everybody with a bit of an interest in World War II or the Holocaust has heard the name Anne Frank by now I am sure and maybe remembers some parts of her diary even or some details from her tragically short life. And regardless of how short it was, her memory and heritage still live on strongly almost 75 years after her death. This one here is a mix of acting and documentary (interviews) and there is another recent Anne Frank movie (all acting) that I enjoyed even a bit more than this one here. But still, this one here succeeds for what it tries to be, namely informative and poignant.
The best thing about it, however, is possibly not the historic context and information it provides, but the visual side. It is really baffling how all of the characters looks so similar to the real people judging from what we see during the closing credits. They are not really lauded that often, but it needs to be said how convincing the make-up artists, set decorators and costume designers in here delivered. The acting is good too. i would not say there is really that much of a standout and I am not as impressed by Emde as everybody else, but it's a well-rounded effort overall I guess that brings a really old story appropriately back to life and it will be a very long time I'm sure until the character of Anne Frank is forgotten. This is thanks to convincing movies like this one here. I certainly enjoyed the watch and this one is evidence of how it is still possible to take topics that have been elaborated on so many times and once again turn them into creative outcomes. Recommended.
The best thing about it, however, is possibly not the historic context and information it provides, but the visual side. It is really baffling how all of the characters looks so similar to the real people judging from what we see during the closing credits. They are not really lauded that often, but it needs to be said how convincing the make-up artists, set decorators and costume designers in here delivered. The acting is good too. i would not say there is really that much of a standout and I am not as impressed by Emde as everybody else, but it's a well-rounded effort overall I guess that brings a really old story appropriately back to life and it will be a very long time I'm sure until the character of Anne Frank is forgotten. This is thanks to convincing movies like this one here. I certainly enjoyed the watch and this one is evidence of how it is still possible to take topics that have been elaborated on so many times and once again turn them into creative outcomes. Recommended.