Movie Review: Helen Mirren tells a story of evil and hope during WWII in ‘White Bird’
It’s never a bad time for stories celebrating acts of kindness, but the current news cycle makes it ever so more appreciated. In the new film “White Bird,” in theaters Friday, the act is quite significant: A family in Nazi-occupied France shelters a young Jewish girl, whose friends and family have all been taken away.
‘White Bird’ stars Helen Mirren as a Holocaust survivor who teaches her grandson about kindness
Directed by Marc Forster, the German-Swiss filmmaker behind “A Man Called Otto,” “Finding Neverland” and “Cristopher Robin,” “White Bird” opens in theaters on Friday. It was previously slated for release in 2022 and late 2023 but was delayed because of changes at its production and distribution companies and the SAG strike last year.
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In “Wonder,” a boy named Julian, played by Bryce Gheisar, relentlessly bullies 10-year-old Augie (Tremblay), who has a rare facial deformity, and is eventually suspended. Julian’s horrendous mother says he won’t return to this school. By this time, Julian has come to realize the impact of his actions, and he’s beginning to feel true remorse.
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‘White Bird’ Review: A Sentimental Holocaust Story
Helen Mirren plays a grandmother recalling how she survived in Vichy France in this film directed by the ever-mawkish Marc Forster.
Review: Helen Mirren tells a story of evil and hope during WWII in ‘White Bird’
It’s never a bad time for stories celebrating acts of kindness, but the current news cycle makes it ever so more appreciated. In the new film “White Bird,” the act is quite significant: A family in Nazi-occupied France shelters a young Jewish girl,
White Bird movie review: This Helen Mirren film is noble, but contrived
Ariella Glaser, Orlando Schwerdt, Bryce Gheisar, Gillian Anderson, Helen Mirren, Jo Stone-Fewings, Patsy Ferran, Stuart McQuarrie Director: Marc Forster Rating: 2.5/5 Runtime: 120 min A fairly moving tale about kindness during Nazi brutality,
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White Bird
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Helen Mirren regales her grandson with a tale of her youth in Nazi-occupied France in a sentimental film about the enduring power of kindness.