这部电影是大屠杀后的传奇，尽管它以奥斯威辛集中营的场景开场，这确实是可怕的。
Hélène (Julie Depardieu) 和 Lily (Johanna ter Steege) 是奥斯威辛集中营的朋友，他们一起在从奥斯威辛集中营到 Louslau 的死亡行军中幸存下来。第三个朋友罗斯（苏珊娜克莱门特饰）无法行走，因此他们被迫将她抛在脑后。事实证明，罗斯一直活到奥斯维辛解放。三人直到 1962 年才再次见面，当时他们在法国北部的一个海滨度假胜地重聚。
我们在电影的早期了解到，莉莉在战后与丈夫离婚，过着“自由的灵魂”生活，没有永久的伴侣。海伦娜和罗斯都嫁给了集中营幸存者。
这部电影的情节——基于三个真实朋友的生活——围绕着他们在重聚期间的互动展开。无论他们吃多少冰淇淋，如何展示他们的新泳衣，思绪都会不断地回到奥斯维辛集中营。
他们会为记忆不同的微小细节争吵。他们唤醒了可怕的记忆。很明显，重聚将改变他们的生活，但这种改变是好是坏是一个悬而未决的问题。
由于我不明白的原因，“To Life”的 IMDb 评分高达 6.1。幸运的是，我们将其视为出色的罗切斯特犹太电影节的一部分。如果我们没有“全活动”门票，我们可能会呆在家里。这是一部值得一看的电影，不容错过。忽略评级并寻找它。它在 DVD 上可用，并且在小屏幕上也能很好地工作。看见！
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!
