Best Mechanical Pencil

Posted onNovember 27, 2011 - 9:57 am by Admin | 0 Comments

When a young couple fell in love in 1940s Amsterdam, little did they realize how many obstacles they would have to overcome. For starters, the man was married to a beguiling woman who attracted all the gentlemen, but was apparently not marriage material. She was mercurial and volatile, and the married couple agreed to part ways after the war. Then their city was invaded by the Nazis, and the unhappily married man and the young woman he was falling for got sent to the same camp, as did the wife. To keep love alive, the couple wrote letters. When one was shipped off to a different camp, she was asked to "steal a pencil for me," so they could maintain contact. Per Jack: " I was in the camps with my wife and my girlfriend; and believe me, it wasn’t easy."

Despite Struggling for Survival in the Holocaust, Love's Fragile Bloom Began to Grow

The presented love story spans over sixty years and includes many children and grandchildren. The multi-generational story is touchingly revealed in discussions with children and grandchildren, as well as first person accounts, stills from war archival footage, and current interviews of Jack, Ina, and friends. It flows easily and is a lovely story from start to finish. In the beginning, the young couple lived in a beautiful, pastoral setting. But soon, their city was being bombarded from beneath them.

Ina, a single young woman, lost contact with her boyfriend, but met up with Manja and Jack, a couple she had met at a birthday party. She did not realize yet that Manja and Jack were unhappily married and planning to divorce. In order to pacify Manja, Jack was quiet about his growing affection for Ina, who told him honestly that her boyfriend came first. Life at Westerbork work camp became intensely stressful, as two thousand people were called in alphabetical order every week for transport; the goal of survival meant avoiding being on that list.

Ohayon's Film Is A Poignant Love Story of Overcoming Incredible Odds

At one point, Jack's father was being sent off to a "work" camp, and Jack ran his own shoes over to his father at departure, who was dressed in his best clothes. He had no idea that no pair of shoes would save him. As the war continued on, Manja developed a relationship with a doctor who became her boyfriend. Still, Jack kept his growing love for Ina very quiet, catching an occasional walk, embrace, or kiss while writing her letters when they were apart.


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