In Another Lifetime

Summary

In the chaotic final days of World War II, a group of Hungarian Jews is on a forced march towards the Mauthausen concentration camp. Reaching a sleepy Austrian village, the 19 starving and exhausted men and women are locked in the barn of a surly farmer and his sullen wife. When one of the captives, a half-mad Budapest opera singer, proposes staging a Strauss operetta for the locals, everyone suddenly begins to cling to a very slender reed of hope. Based on a play by screenwriters Silke Hassler and Peter Turrini. Scharang achieves a bittersweet, fable-like tone throughout, meanwhile ratcheting up the suspense as the farmer and his wife slowly rediscover their humanity in the joy of music shared with their Hungarian prisoners. —Thomas Logoreci

RATED PG - All ages admitted. Parental guidance advised. Theme or content may not be suitable for all children (violence)

Canadian Premiere

Screenings

The Ridge Theatre
November 11 2011 | 12:00 PM