October 11, 2007

The Rape of Europa

I saw this excellent movie over the weekend. I highly recommend everyone going to see it.

The Rape of Europa is a feature documentary film that tells the story of the systematic theft, deliberate destruction, and miraculous survival of Europe’s art treasures in the Third Reich and Second World War. Today, more than sixty years later, the legacy of this tragic history continues to play out as families of looted collectors recover major works of art, conservators repair battle damage, and nations fight over the fate of illgotten spoils of war.

2 comments:

Kristen Danforth said...

Where is this playing!? I have to see it.

John M said...

It was playing in Claremont, but sadly no more. Even more sad is the fact that a movie like this will likely never play in our area of the Inland Empire. It is probably still playing in LA and maybe Pasadena.