You are never fully liberated from Auschwitz, 11 July 2016 Author: Red-125 from Upstate New York The French movie "À la vie" was shown in the U.S. with the translated title "To Life (2014)." It was written and directed by Jean-Jacques Zilbermann. The film is a Post-Holocaust saga, although it opens with scenes in Auschwitz that are truly horrific. Hélène (Julie Depardieu) and Lily (Johanna ter Steege) were friends in Auschwitz, and they managed to survive the death march from Auschwitz to Louslau together. A third friend, Rose (Suzanne Clément) was unable to walk, so they were forced to leave her behind. As it turned out, Rose survived until the liberation of Auschwitz. The three did not see each other again until 1962, when they come together for a reunion at a beachside resort in Northern France. We learn early in the movie that Lily divorced her husband after the war, and is living as a "free soul," with no permanent partner. Hélène and Rose both married concentration camp survivors. The plot of the film--based on the lives of three actual friends--revolves around their interactions during the reunion. No matter how much ice cream they eat, and how they display their new bathing suits, thoughts keep circling back to Auschwitz. They quarrel about tiny details which they remember differently. They revive horrible memories. It's clear that the reunion will change their lives, but whether the change will be for the better or for the worse is an open question. For reasons I don't understand, "To Life" caries a terrible IMDb rating of 6.1. Fortunately, we saw it as part of the excellent Rochester Jewish Film Festival. If we hadn't had "All-Event" tickets, we probably would have stayed home. This is a movie to be seen, not missed. Ignore the rating and seek it out. It's available on DVD, and it will work well on the small screen. See it!
巨大的阴郁和悲剧的背景下，单个人很难跳脱，也总会有挣扎留下的水花。一部电影的容量讲述这个故事，完成度已经很好了。
男主对母亲道歉，母亲回答：至少你没有欺骗自己。
80年代中期的波兰，离光明已经不远了。社会问题都要靠时间解决么？！
简单、粗暴，没那么多花花肠子，美式传统野蛮人。
对这种片子来说，人物对话好看已经绰绰有余。总之永远是受迫害的一方。
刺破黑幕，后面是幽深的渊薮。贯穿两个板块很勉强，可惜。
holy shit！一部关于男同自我认同的电影，有必要这么多跟女主的床戏吗，可惜了ada还漏点了，气死！当裸露床戏对剧情走向并没有帮助只是噱头的时候，还能指望电影多有深意呢！
相比之下，这部出色于浴火鸟。悬疑的氛围感一直紧张的推动着剧情，调动观影者的好奇心，一方面很想知道真相，一方面很在意男主和大学生的发展。正如学生所说，自由是最可贵的东西，无论当时的环境还是当代。虽然两人的互动不多但是都很觉，因为一个人魂牵梦绕的心境在男主身上体现的淋漓尽致，结局肯定是be，但没有很刻意，环境背景从开始就奠定了悲凉的基调，但男主认清自己确定心意并开放式结局来看不算be的很彻底，留下了很狭小的想象空间。很喜欢男主很有男子气概气质又很温柔，角色刻画很完美。
结局没压住，有些许可惜。同志们，谁说矮攻不可以？矮攻站起来了！
总的来说，勉强能够及格，但片子还可以更好。
那天晚上，和你一起在街头飞奔，逃离警察的搜捕，我就知道，我的心已经和你一起逃掉了。
6分 一个老江湖隐姓埋名后，被逼出山血战恶棍，同归于尽的故事
本来以为是部波兰版的虎口巡航，没想到好太多，剧本扎实，叙事清晰。把一个人特定时代特定身份的复杂性抽丝剥茧的展开，不论是社会，事业，家庭，都是令人窒息的。这样的特质危险又迷人。希望有一天，在黑暗里你们不用躲避追杀，夜空下的码头是两个相爱的人追逐繁星的地方。
我比较担心的是较强的戏剧性会否削弱对真实历史的反思力度呢（上世纪80年代，数千同性恋受到波兰安全局的扣押监控，同时，波兰安全局设立了11000多个所谓粉红档案，利用相关档案勒索及压迫同性人群，至今大部分档案仍未被解除。）
3星给床戏，全片唯一亮点。
看了半天，另类题材 。原本打击同性恋的组织成员 ，有着自己心爱的女友 ，却莫名其妙地走上了 相反的道路 ，这种剧情急转，心里有些不适！
情欲与犯罪，自由与政治，简单却精巧的设计，禁忌之恋在社会高压和权力腐败下更显压抑。
面对同志杀手，警察“以身试法”，最后的结局就是惨兮兮，这样的记录在西方的特殊历史时期里，大环境无情压制同性生存秘事的电影差不多都快一个品相了。整体并不出彩，对警察和小哥的情感的描绘也比较一般。
男主的选择太顺撇了，或者导演有意想表达的就是潜意识发现之旅，各方面都很中规中矩
整部电影看下来最值得赞叹的是镜头的层次感出人意料，单场景下的人物站位十分考究，画面冷感十足。没想到制作水准如此之高，情欲戏从光影到剪辑都能让人感受到肉体的秋波暗送。电影主题倾向于一个大背景下的小切入点，性取向少数群体在高压文化背景下的挣扎、妥协、反抗、失所，欺骗与真情之间的平衡，一千个同性恋有一千种活法，自由是每个国家、每个时代的共同课题。只是最后的点题拍法有些猝不及防，前期案情脉络没有交代清楚，仅仅专注于主人公个人心态的变化，后期就很难回归到初心的宏大话语体系之中。虽格局有限，但个人线的处理还是可圈可点，一个开放式悲剧，不禁让人想起风信子的花语之一，即“永恒的怀念”。
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