Review of Fugitive Pieces (2008) by Eyal D — 11 May 2008

[font=Century Gothic]In "Fugitive Pieces," Jakob(Robbie Kay) lives with his parents and older sister, Bella(Nina Dobrev), in Poland before World War II. When the Nazis invade, they tell Jakob to hide but he takes off and makes it as far as an archaeological site. There, he is rescued by Athos(Rade Serbedzija), and brought to his native Greece.[/font].

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[font=Century Gothic]Decades later, Jakob(Stephen Dillane) has many reasons to celebrate while living in Toronto. His first year wedding anniversary to the free-spirited Alex(Rosamund Pike) is coming up and his first book is about to published. Despite that, Jakob is still gripped by memories from when he was a child...[/font].

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[font=Century Gothic]"Fugitive Pieces" is an exquisitely smart movie about memory which is reflected in the film's structure which jumps around in time to simulate the process of remembrance. Whereas Alex lives purely for the moment, Jakob is drawn inexorably to the past, not only as a historian, but also to face those questions that can never fully be answered. After he witnessed his father being killed, he wonders what exactly did happen to Bella. On another level, there is the larger question of why the Nazis did the unthinkable. In the end, this excellent movie makes a valid point why the study of history is so very important.[/font].