Friday, January 03, 2025

NUMBER 24 on Netflix

On the brink of the Second World War, a young Norwegian man's drive to resist the Nazis sets a new course for his future " and the future of his country.

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History is absolutely our best way to understand the present; NUMBER 24 has relevance for us today; worth watching! if, for no other reason than to learn about unsung heroes from an earlier time, and think about how they would react to everything we see happening today.

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I watched 100 Years of Solitude recently. It's really great.

#1 | Posted by sentinel at 2025-01-03 08:05 AM

"100 Years of Solitude"

There's a series? Need to get to that.

#2 | Posted by Hagbard_Celine at 2025-01-03 08:40 AM

"There's a series?"

Yes, 16 episodes, although I think only 8 are available to the public so far.

I never understood what all the hoopla was about "magical realism" was until I saw this. There are so many fake, pale in imitations of it that don't even compare (e.g. Like Water for Chocolate)

#3 | Posted by sentinel at 2025-01-03 09:27 AM

this is one of my favorite films

Flame & Citron
Original title: Flammen & Citronen
2008
Not Rated
2h 10m

#4 | Posted by ichiro at 2025-01-05 03:41 AM

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