In Gertten’s hands, Nelly & Nadine isn’t just a war movie but also a touching family history, an unforgettable romance and, above all, a magnificent tribute to the power of persistence in art, life and love.
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The New York TimesTeo Bugbee
The New York TimesTeo Bugbee
The film is moving for the intimacy it depicts, an archive as unlikely as the love story itself.
That they met in a place the Nazis had created with the purpose of eradicating life, and that they would go on to live in an extraordinary way in a world that didn’t understand them, is nothing short of a miracle. That they left behind this record of joy puts us in debt to them for as long as we shall live.
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The GuardianCath Clarke
The GuardianCath Clarke
The film gives us a precious glimpse into LGBTQ+ life in the postwar period.
