A Rózsa énekei

I had high hopes for this film because of the other reviews on IMDB ... what I missed was the 6.6 rating ... which in hindsight is very generous. This film did not work for me at all. First off where did this story come from? Seriously they tell us this is based on a true story but Google Irme Rose and you won't find much. Secondly, the film does a really poor job of explaining what happened in Budapest in 1944 when the Arrow Cross took control and the Nazis deported about 600,000 Jews & Roma in under 6 months. Many other films do a much better job of this.

The English translations did not do the story justice as there were several key points that I didn't catch ... and yes I do understand that Hungary does not translate well. Additionally, the production values were obnoxious ... especially the sound track which was totally unreal and focused on recurring noises like dripping water and clocks ticking and dogs barking. The script was not tight at all and editing was horrible!

I found this film to be obnoxious and really slow paced ... in other words skullduggery! 3 of 10 stars