GamerTab That was an excellent one.

Inclubabu Plot so thin, it passes unnoticed.

AshUnow This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.

Kirandeep Yoder The joyful confection is coated in a sparkly gloss, bright enough to gleam from the darkest, most cynical corners.

shantiviolin An intense and heartfelt movie, the story of Anita B immediately captures the attention of the viewer. Anita B is the story of a young girl who has just been rescued from the horrors of Auschwitz by the Red Cross. The movie opens showing a Red Cross van driving across the beautiful, but desolate and snowy mountains. Soon the complex and intriguing character Eli appears to escort Anita back to her new home. Anita's new life commences in the house of her only living relative: her aunt, Monika. Having lost both her parents in Auschwitz, Anita struggles to honor her aunt's request to avoid mentioning the horrors she witnessed. We even learn that Anita was loath to leave Auschwitz as her parents had not survived. Anita does not want to forget her parents and thus confides in little baby Roby about her past. The cinematography was beautiful and the story realistic. Through Anita, Eli and Monika, one comes to understand how much the Holocaust affected people's lives. Anita has a clear case of survivor's guilt, but wants to face the past. Eli and Monika are both frustrated with Anita's inability to forget. Both don't want to remember the horrible circumstances in which their loved ones died. In this way, this film shows us how much the past can influence who we are. Because of their experiences, Monika and Eli have turned into somewhat cold and selfish people. Yet this film also shows that they are not inherently like that, but rather are only trying to protect themselves from their own memories. They don't want to show how they really feel. Instead they have built a wall around them and are only trying to ensure their own survival. Monika's husband acts as the middle ground and tries to keep the peace. The romance between Anita and Eli is not simple. Learning later that Eli has his own dark past, the viewer begins to have compassion for him. At times he is kind and protects Anita, but all too often he dismisses Anita's pleas for him to stop his advances. At times he appears to be the heartless villain. At first afraid of Eli, Anita grows to love him and believes he feels the same about her. In the end Anita realizes what she wants and chooses to leave him. The development of Anita is especially captivating. At first a small, weak, lost girl, Anita transforms into a strong young woman, who takes hold of her future. She confronts those who try to stand in her way and demands respect. Despite her troubling past, in the end, Anita is able to move on. The only baggage she has is the future.

kjohns17 ***Contains Spoilers***Anita B is a movie focusing on a young girl recently freed from a Jewish concentration camp immediately after World War II. Anita is first introduced to the audience as shocked, confused and slightly lost. When we first meet her, she is starving and her hair is matted, thinning and very short. The movie follows Anita as she falls in and out of love, meets friends and searches to discover herself in the picturesque 1940's Czech Republic backdrop. Anita shows how difficult and trying life was for Jews in Eastern Europe directly following World War II, including the sacrifices and triumphs she discovers along the way. The movie reflects 20th century Eastern Europe through displaying beautiful, serene landscapes and panoramic city views. The film is slightly under saturated and sepia, adding to its antique quality, reminiscent of old family photographs. The film is also shot in very beautiful, artistic ways that make the movie consistently aesthetically appealing to the audience. The actors are very good in this film, portraying characters that were lovable at times, and unlikable at others, creating a realistic family dynamic which the audience could relate to. I particularly enjoyed Anita's transformation throughout the movie. She began as a lost character that was defined by the legal papers stating her citizenship. Through the movie, she grew as a person, and at one point even gained confidence in realizing that she was Anita, with or without the papers. Anita begins to make a life for herself in her Aunt's house, raising her cousin, Robbie and falling in love with her roommate, Eli. Anita's presence in the household is somewhat inconvenient and undesired on Anita's aunt's behalf. Anita seeks Robbie out as an outlet for her stories of the concentration camps, having no alternate person to turn to, but is ultimately able to befriend a fellow worker in her factory once she gets a job. The character of Anita is very likable, as the young girl has obviously gone through traumatic experiences yet is still able to find joy in life. Her ability to take life lightly and have fun despite her circumstances sends a message of hope to the viewers, and serves as a foreshadowing for the future: that life will go on after the war. I liked the balance between the darker scenes, dealing with heavy emotional material such as when Anita is arrested for being caught outside as a Hungarian without her papers, to the lighter scenes where Anita feels freer, such as when she visits Eli's horse or the ending of the movie, when she acknowledges the impending happy future she will find in Palestine. Anita's character is relatable in her journey to self-discovery as a young girl and also admirable as she faces things that most Western viewers are alien to in this century. The movie depicts grave, heavy subjects yet is able to balance them out with happy scenes, and all while keeping an interesting plot to engage the viewer.

mbpotoskie The film, Anita B., directed by Roberto Faenza and based on Edith Bruck's novel, Quanta Stella Cè' Nel Cielo, shares the story of Anita, a young Hungarian Jewish girl who survived Auschwitz. The film follows Anita as she experiences a different type of isolation and confinement in the home of her Aunt Monika, in the Czechoslovakian town of Zvikovez. While Monika, Monika's husband, and her husband's younger brother, Eli, all strive to erase all memories of the past few years from their minds, Anita resolves to never forget anything, particularly memories of her parents, who were killed in front of her at Auschwitz. Anita is also restricted to Monika's apartment for months because she lacks the proper documentation to live in Czechoslovakia. Despite this confinement, Anita proves herself to be both creative and true explorer through the scenes she paints on her baby nephew's walls, journeying, and in the few times that she ventures out of the house. Indeed, Anita spends much time telling stories form her life to her small nephew. However, Anita's sense of self is challenged by her romantic relationship with Eli. Their relationship climaxes when Anita discovers that she is pregnant. Despite Anita's wishes, Eli forces her to go to Prague to have an abortion. However, the doctor in Prague realizes that Anita wants to keep her baby and does not perform the operation and instead gives her his doctor's fee. The doctor's protection and support of her choices seems to ignite Anita's confidence and motivation: she runs away from Eli and searches out a friend in Prague who acts as a 'ferrywoman' for refugees who wish to travel to Palestine. The film ends as Anita travels to Palestine, describing her passage as "a journey to the past with only one piece of baggage: the future".Anita B. is one of the few films that examines the aftermath of the Holocaust, relative to the numerous films that take place during the Holocaust. While watching the threads of the story weave together, one finds oneself entranced by the smallest gestures, micro-expressions, and awkward conversations of the characters. These exceptionally human interactions bring a humble truth to the film. The breathtaking cinematography, thoughtful performance by the actors and actresses, and articulate screenplay pull the viewer into the heart of the story and force the viewer to perform a certain level of introspection. Indeed, the poetic last line of the film not only serves as the realization of Anita's independence and courage as a human being and also as a woman but also speaks to the responsibility the viewer of the film, as a participant of the story. More specifically, the viewer's responsibility as a witness of history; to remember, that as we move into the future, we must not allow the violations of human rights, loss of human life, and oppression of the holocaust to repeat again.

mlemay-230-607571 I found Anita B. to be a very compelling movie. It deviated from the normal Holocaust narrative, choosing to focus on the survivors and those who did not want to remember. It portrayed the complexities and diversity in the way that victims deal with grief and trauma. It showed those who choose to forget and those who fought to remember. By choosing to not focus on the horrors of what actually happened in Auschwitz the movie depicts the unsettling idea that those who survived were not necessarily free. Being Jewish is still not something Monika is proud of. Surviving is not something Monika is proud of instead she is ashamed. This showing how surviving the Holocaust is just one small piece to an individual's recovery. There is so much grief and guilt that individuals dealt with because they survived while the people they loved were killed. Another aspect I found intriguing about the film was how Anita's caring for Rob foreshadowed her future of motherhood. I think that the relationship she builds with Roby throughout the film is important because it proves to the viewer, and to Anita herself, that she can handle motherhood. This is important because it also highlights her growing confidence and independence. Her pregnancy becomes a symbol of the future and the possibilities of the future. I think an interesting line in the film is when Eli says that he does not want to bring a child into this world, implying that this world is too evil for a child to have to suffer through. However, I think that Anita's child symbolizes something completely different: that another generation will come and that this generation won't know the pains of the Holocaust the way Anita does. Her child symbolizes a hope for the future and the possibility of a better future for all persons. The movie ends on a hopeful note. Anita sets out on a journey by herself, without a man. She has grown into the woman she wants to be and she has taken charge of her life. She is no longer afraid.