Vashirdfel Simply A Masterpiece

MoPoshy Absolutely brilliant

Matylda Swan It is a whirlwind of delight --- attractive actors, stunning couture, spectacular sets and outrageous parties.

Taha Avalos The best films of this genre always show a path and provide a takeaway for being a better person.

atlasmb Stories about wars within wars, like this one, can be fascinating. What motivates a person to go undercover and behind enemy lines to obtain intelligence or complete a tactical mission? The risks are so great, who could ask another person to do so? When the tale is based upon a true story, it is even more compelling."Carve Her Name" is the true story of Violette Bushell (Virginia McKenna) a widowed mother who joins the British SOE. Like many such stories, it details some of her training. It is always interesting to know what transforms an "average" person into a trained expert in the various crafts of deception and warfare. The film does not feel contrived or reinvented for dramatic effect. The truth is dramatic enough and director Lewis Gilbert does a good job of employing camera angles that emphasize the action without seeming overly dramatic.What makes this film resonate well with the viewer is its focus on the human story, not the overall war effort or some clash of wills. Violette is anyone of us ordinary people who might do something extraordinarily brave in a time of crisis.

Ray Hart I appreciate that much of what should have been included was not, due no doubt, to restrictions by the official secrets act so soon after the war. It is a good film, but sadly lacking in essential truth. The nonsense of her husband reciting 'The life that I have', the omission of the exciting, alarming and memorable details of her sorties in France and the woeful glossing over of the horror of her incarceration, torture and execution creates a combination that so understates the magnificence of Violette that I view it as an offence against her spirit. If you disagree with my view then please get yourself a copy of R J Minney's book, read it, and then try the magnificent 'Between Silk and Cyanide' by Leo Marks. With the knowledge now available, the incredible technical accomplishments of the film industry and the recent opening of the Violette Szabo Museum, we should be campaigning for a remake that tells the real story. A job for Peter Jackson? Ray

konglau3 Saw this film in China once in the early 80s and was deeply impressed. The scenes came back to me when I later traveled to Paris.I still remember the two musical excerpts in the movie. First, a rendition of Chopin's Prelude in D-flat major (piano) the other, of a truck-load of French female prisoners singing the French national anthem.What a great price mankind paid for the victory of World War Two! Can we ever learn from these lessons and live in peace? From the sixty years since the end of that war, and especially seeing what is happening all around the world, it seems that there is still a long way to go.Really would like to watch it again or even get a copy of it on DVD. I do have a copy of Charlotte Gray, which is a bit boring, although Cate Blanchette on of my favorite actresses.

whpratt1 Never had the opportunity to view this 1958 film, however, I did have knowledge of the story behind Violette Salbo,(Virginia McKenna) and the wonderful poem she used as a code to destroy the Nazi's during WW 11. This picture clearly shows the horror of Hitler and his bunch of goons killing innocent men, woman and children in concentration camps and behind closed doors. Virginia McKenna gave an outstanding performance of Violette Salbo as a very brave woman who stood firm against the strong forces of evil and went on to be remembered in the hearts and minds of many generations to come. Don't miss this film, it is truly a great film Classic, however, it is very down to earth and rather sad and yet happy.