Posted on 02/25/2006 9:10:18 AM PST by Frank Sheed
The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty is strongly encouraging the general audience to watch the movie “Sophie Scholl: The Final Days.”
According to Jared N. Leland, spokesman for The Becket Fund, “this is a riveting, gripping, a must-see movie about the Becket of the 20th Century. Sophie Scholl: The Final Days depicts Scholl as one committed to her conscience and religious ideals regardless of the fatal consequences. Like Becket, she refused to surrender her religious and moral convictions to that which she could not tolerate in good conscience. Put to death for igniting a resistance movement against Hitler’s regime, Scholl demonstrated her steadfast commitment to her faith at a time when her beliefs were at war with the Third Reich. An extraordinary film about an extraordinary individual.”
Go to www.sophieschollmovie.com to learn more about the film and release dates/locations.
The music in the trailer is from "The Passion" if I am not mistaken. I am not familiar with this movie or this young woman for that matter. Please check the trailer for more.
Frank
http://www.jlrweb.com/whiterose/sophie.html
Born on May 9, 1921, when her father was mayor of Forchtenberg am Kocher, Sophie Scholl was the fourth of five children. At age seven she entered grade-school; she learned easily and had a carefree childhood.
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In 1930, the family moved to Ludwigsburg and two years later to Ulm, where her father had acquired a business consulting office.
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In 1932, Sophie started [attending] a secondary school for girls. At the age of twelve, she joined the Hitler Youth, like most of her classmates. Her initial enthusiasm gradually gave way to criticism. She was aware of the dissenting political views of her father, of friends, and also of some teachers. The political attitude now became an essential criterion in her choice of friends. The arrest of her brothers and friends in 1937 left a strong impression on her.
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She had a talent for drawing and painting and for the first time came into contact with a few so-called 'degenerate' artists. An avid reader, she developed a growing interest philosophy and theology. This was her alternative world to National Socialism.
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In the spring of 1940, she graduated from secondary school. The subject of her essay was 'The Hand that Moved the Cradle, Moved the World.' Being fond of children, she became a kindergarten teacher at the Fröbel Institute in Ulm-Söflingen. She had also chosen this kindergarten job hoping that it would be recognized as an alternate service to 'Reichsarbeitsdienst' (National Labor Service), a prerequisite to be admitted to the University. This was an error: from spring of 1941 on, she had to serve six months of auxiliary war service as a nursery teacher in Blumberg. The military-like regimen of the Labor Service caused her to deliberate and practice passive resistance.
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In May 1942, at long last, she could enroll at the University of Munich as a student of biology and philosophy. Her brother Hans, who was studying medicine there, introduced her to his friends. Although this group of friends were eventually known for their political affairs, they were initially drawn together by a shared love of art, music, literature, philosophy and theology. Hiking in the mountains, skiing and swimming were also of importance. They often attended concerts, plays and lectures together.
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In Munich Sophie met artists, writers and philosophers, particularly Carl Muth and Theodor Haecker, who were important contacts for her concern with the Christian faith. Of foremost importance was the question of how the individual must act under dictatorship.
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During the summer vacation in 1942, Sophie Scholl had to do war service in a metallurgical plant in Ulm. At the same time, her father was serving time in prison for a critical remark about Hitler to an employee.
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In the early summer of 1942, Sophie had also participated in the production of the leaflets of the White Rose and their distribution. She was arrested on February 18, 1943, while distributing the sixth leaflet at the University of Munich. On February 22, 1943, Sophie, her brother Hans and their friend Christoph Probst were condemned to death and executed by guillotine only a few hours later.
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Prison officials emphasized the courage with which she walked to her execution.
It got a very good review in The New Yorker this week. Yes, the New Yorker, by their best and crankiest reviewer too, Anthony Lane. (His pan of Star Wars, Revenge of the Sith set a new high for pans.) He gave this picture a very respectful review and did not fail to mention that the murdered students were "ardent Christians" as he put it.
Those interested may be able to find the review there. (Unfortunately his anti-Stars Wars review seemm to be no longer available.)
Star Wars:ROTS
Christian woman stood up to the Nazis PING!!!!
Thanks Frank for the post and ping. Will have to wait until Monday to view the trailer but look forward to comments from others.
Thanks for this info...sounds like a movie I would like to see...
I have been a deep admirer The White Rose for years. Absolute faith, courage, steely nerve and sacrifice in the belly of the Nazi regime. This little group --- Hans and Sophie School, Christoph Propst and the rest --- makes you proud, again, to be a member of the human race.
Of course, the headline should read "Thomas" Beckett.
Thanks for that correction..I was going to mention something about that, and then just forgot...glad you brought it up...need to have the facts straight...
It is, of course, Thomas. I filched this off the Outsider.com blog. I'm sure someone should tell Alejandro Bermudez. He is Peruvian so it might be a cultural thing.
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HA! I just visited the site and it is changed to Thomas. The first comment to his post today says:
Alejandro,
Me encanta tu blog por lo informativo y fácil de leer. Y me da pena corregirte, pero creo que te refieres a St. Thomas Becket, no John Becket. Gracias por el dato de la película. Voy a buscarla.
—Mila Morales
Someone pointed this out to him and he changed it, Mrs. Don-O!
Bump for Becket and Sophie.V's wife
I'm all over it. Do they show subtitled movies in KC? If they did something like this on our side of the pond it would have some disturbing bestiality twist to it. I hope this one is pure.
Sounds good. When is it going to be released?
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