1944年、ナチス・ドイツに占領されたワルシャワ。妻子がいる男性ステファンはレジスタンスである国内軍に加わるが、友人の妹アラに想いを寄せてしまうように。しばらくしてソ連の赤軍がワルシャワに進撃してくるという情報を得て、同年8月1日、国内軍はドイツ軍に武装蜂起する。だが赤軍の進撃はなく、ドイツ軍の圧倒的な攻撃力を前に劣勢を強いられる。さらに空からの爆撃によってワルシャワの町は徹底的に破壊されていく。
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_**Hell on Earth in a crumbling city during WW2**_ After five years of German occupation, youths in Warsaw in 1944 rise up to resist at great cost. Józef Pawlowski, Zofia Wichlacz and Anna Próchniak play the main protagonists. “Warsaw ’44” (2014) combines the setting of “The Pianist” (2002) with the basic situation of “Enemy at the Gates” (2001) and the brutal action of “Saving Private Ryan” (1998). Like “Pearl Harbor” (2001), it establishes a youthful romance and then follows the players through the carnage. In its own unique way it’s pretty much on par with any of these earlier movies. Once the uprising starts the storytelling becomes pretty chaotic due to the frenzied state of affairs, which might turn off some viewers. There are also 2-3 artistic flourishes, which struck me as curious, but I just rolled with them and enjoyed the cinematic art thereof. In other words, don’t let these eccentric embellishments ruin the experience but rather the opposite. The close that creatively showcases the burning, collapsing city juxtaposed with modern Warsaw is excellently done. At the end of the day, “Warsaw ’44” is enlightening, shocking and… unforgettable. I should add that this is a Polish production with the characters speaking mostly Polish. Needless to say, if you don’t speak Polish you’ll have to utilize the subtitles. The film runs 2 hours, 5 minutes (minus the opening 2.5 minutes of tedious studio credits), and was shot in Warsaw, Poland. GRADE: A-/B+
