All in all, an exciting and terrifying new perspective on an era you probably thought you understood.
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09/20/07
The Rape Of Europa (2007)
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Reviews Counted:39
Fresh:31
Rotten:8
Average Rating:7.2/10
Runtime: 1 hr 57 mins
Genre: Musical & Performing Arts
Synopsis: Joan Allen narrates this documentary that chronicles the plight of Europe's greatest artistic treasures during the Nazi reign. As the Third Reich attempted to destroy the continent's culture, art... [More]
Director: Bonni Cohen, Richard Berge, Nicole Newnham
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Reviews for The Rape Of Europa
Top CriticA fascinating account of art's fate during the rise of the Third Reich and the Second World War.
09/13/07
The Rape of Europa boasts a strong narration by Joan Allen as it explores a less familiar aspect of World War II and the legacy left by the Nazis.
06/20/08
Much of the documentary shows in gripping detail the efforts to save Europe's treasures from Hitler's clutches and the ravages of war.
09/17/07
The Rape of Europa is conventionally made, but it doesn't need cinematic sizzle because it's packed with so many fascinating factoids.
05/30/08
The Rape of Europa, an engrossing film based on Lynn Nicholas' 1995 book of the same name, offers a fascinating new perspective on an era that sometimes seems as if it has no more secrets.
05/29/08
Scrupulously researched, jaw-droppingly vast in scope and incredibly detailed.
09/17/07
Europa starts to lose its tight focus and becomes a cinematic cataloguing of events across seven countries. Given the moral imperative at the heart of the movie, however, perhaps more is more.
09/27/07
Top CriticRape of Europa is a history lesson dressed as a measured thriller.
09/27/07
This meticulously rich documentary chronicles the cultural scavenging of the Nazis and the heroic efforts of art patrons and ordinary citizens to hide the treasures.
09/14/07
Top CriticAs thorough as the movie is, it could easily devote another hour to cases like this.
02/01/08
Filmmakers Richard Berge, Bonni Cohen, and Nicole Newnham do a superb job of telling this neglected story in vivid detail.
01/11/08
Top CriticYou don't have to be an art lover to shed a few tears over the excellent human spirit involved in protecting such art treasures from violent, despotic greed. And, for their proper restitution.
09/23/07
A fascinating history lesson about a generally-overshadowed aspect of the Second World War.
09/22/08
Surprisingly vast and involving.
09/28/07
Top CriticPBS, here's your ideal, intelligently made documentary for your fund-raising campaigns.
09/13/07
It's a compelling journey into a soul-chilling past that might not be fully sorted out for generations to come.
05/02/08
Narrated by Joan Allen, the film is a remarkably comprehensive look at the cultural destruction that accompanied the slaughter.
03/28/08
Outstanding documentary on the theft and destruction of European masterpieces up to and during WWII.
10/16/08
The Rape of Europa delivers an unexpected knockout punch...
10/05/07
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