Find out everything empire knows about city of war. While japanese atrocities are mentioned and indeed shown they are not over dramatised or excessively graphic. An intriguing companion piece to city of life and death, this is a more sanitised version of the. As a dramatic feature about a heroic figure, john rabe leaves much to be desired. Though it strays into predictable melodrama, john rabe is worth watching for the light it shines on a neglected corner of chinese history. In 2009, a feature film played a major role in bringing this siemens employee to the attention of a broader public. Based on a true story, john rabe tells the story of a german businessman who rescued more than 200,000 civilians during the. Based on a true story, john rabe tells the story of a german businessman who rescued more than 200,000 civilians during the so called nanking massacre in china. The story of john rabe bluray release date may 3, 2010. There was a group of europeans and americans who refused to abandon the city and were able to create a safety zone that saved almost 300,000 chinese.
John rabe is my personal patron saint of moral complexity. John rabe history news siemens siemens global website. Rabe was a nazi who died after the war in 1950, broken and poor. John rabe who, about to quit a city under siege from the japanese imperial army, instead forms an international safety zone and manages to. The new york times called him the oscar schindler of china and the chinese people refer to him as a living buddha. Drawing from john rabes 1937 diaries as source material, academy award winner florian gallenberger has crafted a portrait of a man revered as a saint in china to this day. A truestory account of a german businessman ulrich tukur who saved more than 200,000 chinese during the nanjing massacre in 193738. On limited release from 2nd april based on the diaries of john rabe, a germanborn member of the nazi party, city of war follows the events of the 1937 nanking massacre, also known as the rape of nanking, by japanese troops. The fall of nanjing as my grandmother lived it the atlantic.
A german businessman saves thousands of chinese civilians from the japanese in 1937 nanking. The germanfrenchchinese film john rabe, directed by florian. Chinese opera diaries of john rabe starts european tour. He is also a photo artist, bon vivant, documentary narrator, and bit part actor. The story of john rabe en streaming hd gratuit sans illimite, synopsis. Drama, foreign based on a true story, john rabe tells the story of a german businessman who rescued more than 200,000 civilians during the socalled nanking. John rabe is a 2009 germanchinesefrench biopictorial film directed by florian gallenberger. German, mandarin, english a truestory account of a german businessman who saved more than 200,000 chinese during the nanjing massacre in 193738.
Chinese nationalist forces defending the city during the second sinojapanese war. John rabes diaries are available as the good man of nanking. Despite fascinating material, most significant subject genocide, the overly long film is rather shapeless, lacking the emotional impact that it could have had. They include john rabe, a nazi doctor who helped establish a. John rabe is best known as a public radio journalist at 89.
A germanchinese film by florian gellenberger, john rabe, tells the story of the massacre using excerpts from rabes diary entries. Rabe, a member of the nazi party, was deeply troubled by the things he saw during the nanking massacre. A truestory account of a german businessman who saved more than 200,000 chinese during the nanjing massacre in 193738. John heinrich detlev rabe november 23, 1882 january 5, 1950 was a german businessman who is best known for his efforts to stop the atrocities of the japanese army during the nanking occupation and his work to protect and help the chinese civilians during the event. The morality of john rabe notes from a strange world. In the winter of 1937, a group of middleclass european residents in.
En, linspecteur roger borniche traque sans relache emile buisson, dangereux criminel evade dun asile psychiatrique. A family looks outside the window of their apartment in siena, italy. City of war the story of john rabe on uk dvd 3rd may. T his is a very good german film with a great true story to tell. Nonetheless, its worth seeing the film, whose dramatic persona and historical events are still little known or little. The story focuses almost entirely on the humanitarian john rabe, manager of the nanking branch of the large german owned electrics and industrial conglomerate siemens industries in the doomed city. A historical horror story from the 1930s, john rabe could have been made in that decade. John rabe new official movie trailer 20 hd youtube. The sound of shells exploding just outside the city walls must have made. John heinrich detlef rabe 23 november 1882 5 january 1950 was a german businessman and nazi party member who is best known for his efforts to stop the atrocities of the japanese army during the nanking occupation and his work to protect and help the chinese civilians during the event. John rabes story of compassion as documented in his former residence is timeless and inspiring. The nanking safety zone, which he helped to establish, sheltered approximately 200,000 chinese people. Germans dont have many feelgood movie stories about world war ii, so the world premiere of john rabe at the berlinale is certainly cause for local celebration. When john rabe was born in hamburg on november 23, 1882, it was into a world that was on the cusp of dramatic change.
Among these was the nazi john rabe, an unlikely hero whom chang calls the oskar schindler of china and who worked tirelessly to protect the innocent and publicize the horror. John rabes humanitarian efforts on behalf of the chinese civilian population during the second sinojapanese war of 193738 was in danger of slipping into oblivion. The nanking safety zone, which he helped to establish, sheltered approximately. Japan and germany had concluded the anticomintern pact in november 1936, which italy later signed. It is in mandarin, but i would recommend it highly. Just a year before, the rising state of germany had delivered a surprise knockout blow to france in the. Its disturbing source material i know, but it made for a compelling and. For businessexclusive pricing, quantity discounts and downloadable vat. City of life and death is a gripping film depicting the rape of nanking during wwii. Men behind the sun 4 1995, nanking 2007, city of life and death 2009, amen.
These tributes are to a man who was a loyal member of the nazi. John rabe center outside of a nanking safety zone building. The littleknown story of john rabe and the nazis who. Based on a true story, john rabe tells the story of a german businessman who rescued more than 200,000 civilians during the socalled nanking massacre in china. The story of john rabe is a 2009 germanchinesefrench biopictorial film directed by florian gallenberger and starring ulrich tukur. For businessexclusive pricing, quantity discounts and downloadable vat invoices.
Show more show less as the globe stands on the brink of world war ii, shanghai has fallen and deadly japanese bombers target the infamous city of nanking. John rabe was a german businessman who worked as chief representative of siemens, and lived in nanjing at the time of the nanking massacre in 19371938. With the help of other europeans in china, he set up the nanking safety zone, a place where he could protect chinese citizens from the japanese. As the globe stands on the brink of world war ii, shanghai has fallen and deadly japanese bombers target the infamous city of nanking. Rabe is lionised throughout as a somewhat reluctant hero. A true story account of a german businessman who saved more than 200,000 chinese during the nanjing massacre in 193738. John rabe is an engaging german film that focuses on the heroism of a business manager in china who saved over 250, 000 lives during the nanking massacre by the japanese in 19371938. The story of john rabe is a conscientious, workmanlike account of german industrialist rabe ulrich tukur and the other westerners, including cynical american doctor robert wilson. Observation on the film john rabe society for the dissemination. As panic breaks out and savage bombing raids devastate the city, veteran entrepreneur john rabe, a german living the high life in the social whirl of nanking, must make a agonizing choice.