A sometimes intriguing, sometimes maddening essay in the realm of informational overkill.
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08/06/08
The Rape of Europa
100 %
Reviews Counted: 5 Fresh: 5 Rotten:0 Average Rating: 7.4/10
Runtime: 1 hr 57 mins
Genre: World War II, Documentary
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1 - 5 (sorted by date; UK critics are listed first)
Focuses quite well on a relatively unexplored niche: the theft and also the destruction of valuable works of art by the Nazi regime during World War 2.
08/30/07
The relationship between Hitler's obsession with art, as a means to dehumanize his enemies and apotheosize his master racial aesthetic values -- and just how integral to Hitler this strategy to redraw the geopolitical map through bald physical brute force
07/10/07
Fortunately, historical facts far outweigh psychological speculation in The Rape of Europa.
05/22/07
Mesmerizing morality play, rich in rare archival footage and complete with heroic Allied saviors.
02/02/07
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