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This film is so true to life that at first it makes a disappointing impression. Its spell lingers and eventually you get it.. There aren't the usual Nazi monsters only scared people who do monstrous things. Ronald Zefrfeld is as usual remarkable, never giving into the temptation of overplaying. Watch it and you'll appreciate the sincerity of this series., The quiet evil of the Nazi regime as depicted here is accurate and ultimately more terrifying than the usual snarling guys in the black leather coats. The regime passed inhumane laws that would justify all their actions; hence, all their crimes were"legal."

Began alright, entertaining enough good looking people in good looking interiors, but midway through it reveals a twist that I didn't see coming because it was so improbable. Hold on ; it only gets worse and worse. The ending which I suspect the creators of this fantasy expected to be greeted with an ovation only elicited a giggle from me. As I said so sophomoric!

Looked forward to this version of the YSL saga. Was disappointed in the first, Yves Saint Laurent, so had high hopes for this one which was favorably reviewed. One wonders what film the NYT reviewer had watched? This mess is not properly a film, at best it is an indulgent impressionist biography. There is no narrative, no story-line, no characters (let alone character development). I doubt that without some knowledge of YSL's life one could follow the film. I even doubt that one would be interested in doing so. The actors are first class but given their abilities they are as wasted as was my time being bored for the 150 minutes of creeping, not running, time of Saint Laurent.