Rio Hayward All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.

Sameer Callahan It really made me laugh, but for some moments I was tearing up because I could relate so much.

Matylda Swan It is a whirlwind of delight --- attractive actors, stunning couture, spectacular sets and outrageous parties.

Allissa .Like the great film, it's made with a great deal of visible affection both in front of and behind the camera.

dkbrooks-137-688540 I watched this whilst off school with an illness in 1983 in three Betamax tapes, for some reason my father was also at home whilst I was at home. We watched the three tapes together and it has left a life long impression on my sole. A truley remarkable and underrated film. A must see

chrissso Your impression of this film will be greatly influenced by the version you watched. I watched 374 minute mini-series, as the short version (145 minutes) is not to be found. So my first impression is this film is way, way, way too long! More so this film feels like a 1983 MFTV film. It has the obligatory star (Michael York) who we all like and the supporting cast of unknowns. And like most MFTV films it is pretty much start to finish bad acting (overdramatic) and bad directing. It is after all 1983! Yet there is merit to this film. First off it tells a fascinating and heroic tale of a holocaust survivor. It is a story of perseverance and prosperity under the worst conditions. Specifically it tells the story of Martin Grey (AKA Mieczysław Grajewski) a Polish Jew that was sent to a Nazis Death Camp (Treblinka) ... escaped that camp ... joined The Russian or Red Army ... became an NKVD Lieutenant searching for Nazis in Poland and then participated in the Battle of Berlin and fall of the Nazis empire? Not many can tell a similar story. Secondly the film was ambitious with great sets, scenes, props and location work. This film deserves to be released on DVD here in the USA as it is a story that should be remembered. Yes it will need to be edited down to about 4.5 hours and it will need to be cleaned up in many places but this film is deserves to be remembered. Martin Gray's story taken at face value (he has detractors) is most compelling.6/10

karenthomas61 I hate to use those clichés because people say them so often about movies. I saw this movie as a mini-series on a commercial cable station before DVR. Even with commercials, I watched it back to back one long afternoon and found it riveting. I heat that there is an abridged theatrical release, but I strongly recommend the full mini series. I suggest that when a person watches this mini-series, they should turn off their phone and all other distractions. Please pay close attention to this story, because it is worth it. Don't spoil this movie by reading about the protagonist's real life first. Watch to the very end and it will speak to you.The message is powerful and important at any time. However, in these harsh times, it particularly resonates.

hagecom For those I loved (Au nom de tous les miens)is the remarkable life story of Martin Gray, a young Polish Jew, who has to skip the innocent days of his youth and has to grow up early to cope with the horrors of WWII. As a jew Martin and his family are forced to move to the ghetto. Although he is still very young, his youth helps him to adapt to the situation easier. He leads a group of smugglers that help him to get bread into the ghetto. The ghetto is finally emptied and he himself is transported to a concentration camp, from which he manages to escape by shear determination to survive. He joins the partisans and later the red army. After the war he settles in America and becomes a wealthy antique salesman. He meets a Dutch woman and moves to France, has two children and then fate strikes again. His wife and children die in a forest fire. This is the story he recorded after all that happened. He recorded it for those he loved. And lost.