{"id":12780,"date":"2010-10-09T15:55:28","date_gmt":"2010-10-09T22:55:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=12780"},"modified":"2021-01-29T00:03:05","modified_gmt":"2021-01-29T07:03:05","slug":"rosa-luxemburg-1986","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=12780","title":{"rendered":"Rosa Luxemburg (1986)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;We live in times of violent change, ready to collapse.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Rosa-Luxemburg-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Rosa-Luxemburg-Poster-221x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"221\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-66676\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Rosa-Luxemburg-Poster-221x300.jpg 221w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Rosa-Luxemburg-Poster-94x128.jpg 94w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Rosa-Luxemburg-Poster-199x270.jpg 199w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Rosa-Luxemburg-Poster.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 221px) 100vw, 221px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nSocialist activist Rosa Luxemburg (Barbara Sukowa) campaigns for peace in the midst of impending war in Europe.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Biopics<\/li>\n<li>German Films<\/li>\n<li>Historical Drama<\/li>\n<li>Revolutionaries<\/li>\n<li>Strong Females<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nThose not already deeply interested in the political history of pre-WWI Europe may find it challenging to engage with this sincere but pedantic biopic of <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rosa_Luxembourg\">Rosa Luxemburg<\/a>, a radical Polish Socialist who was assassinated by the ruling German party in 1919. Without concern for her childhood or past, the storyline plunges us immediately into the thick of Luxemburg&#8217;s post-doctorate political career, as we see her campaigning tirelessly with colleagues on behalf of The Cause. Given that the script is heavily based on Luxemburg&#8217;s writings and speeches, we get to hear a LOT of her thoughts on the need for worldwide revolution by the proletariat; while a bit of time is given over to speculations about her romantic life (in a nicely handled scene, for instance, we witness her gradual recognition that her lover and compatriot &#8212; Daniel Olbrychski &#8212; has betrayed her), in essence this film is all about Luxemburg the Socialist, who literally devoted her life to her beliefs. Sukowa effectively humanizes Luxemburg &#8212; watch her breaking into giddy smiles while giving passionate political speeches, for instance: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/rosa-luxemburg-sukowa.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/rosa-luxemburg-sukowa.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"384\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12783\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8212; turning her into a character we may not relate to but can certainly believe in. Yet neither Sukowa&#8217;s award-winning performance, nor the film&#8217;s overall quality production values, are enough to elevate it to must-see status &#8212; other than for those genuinely interested in this particular bit of world history. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Barbara Sukowa as &#8220;Bloody Rosa&#8221;<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Rosa-Luxemberg-Sukowa2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Rosa-Luxemberg-Sukowa2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"384\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-66679\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Rosa-Luxemberg-Sukowa2.png 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Rosa-Luxemberg-Sukowa2-300x180.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Rosa-Luxemberg-Sukowa2-128x77.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Rosa-Luxemberg-Sukowa2-450x270.png 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Fine period sets<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/rosa-luxemburg-period-sets.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/rosa-luxemburg-period-sets.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"384\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12784\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Franz Rath&#8217;s cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/rosa-luxemburg-cinematography.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/rosa-luxemburg-cinematography.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"384\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12785\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/rosa-luxemburg-cinematography2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/rosa-luxemburg-cinematography2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"384\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12786\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo; this one isn&#8217;t must-see viewing for all film fanatics. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0091869\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1987\/05\/01\/movies\/film-rosa-luxemburg-new-light-on-early-leftist.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/allmovie.com\/work\/rosa-luxemburg-121049\">All Movie Guide Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spiritualityandpractice.com\/films\/films.php?id=9011\">Spirituality and Practice Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/movies\/rosa-luxemburg\">Time Out Capsule Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;We live in times of violent change, ready to collapse.&#8221; Synopsis: Socialist activist Rosa Luxemburg (Barbara Sukowa) campaigns for peace in the midst of impending war in Europe. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Biopics German Films Historical Drama Revolutionaries Strong Females Review: Those not already deeply interested in the political history of pre-WWI Europe may find it challenging to engage with this sincere but pedantic biopic of Rosa Luxemburg, a radical Polish Socialist who was assassinated by the ruling German&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=12780\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12780","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12780","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=12780"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12780\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":66680,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12780\/revisions\/66680"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=12780"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=12780"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=12780"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}