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Europa Europa
In this award-winning foreign film, a Jewish boy during World War II adopts various non-Jewish identities in order to save his hide, but his uncircumcised penis becomes a dead giveaway.
"...circumcised penis is both his curse and his salvation. Europa Europa is a filmed account of Solomon Perel's autobiographical..."

Dec. 27, 1991 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Rape of Europa
During WWII, works of art were moved, hidden, and plundered on a vast and often institutional scale, and this film documents the shaky process of reclamation.
"...“monuments man” at the end of The Rape of Europa, one of a small group of U.S. soldiers charged..."

Dec. 14, 2007 Movie Review by Raoul Hernandez

Olivier, Olivier
"...time out, gave us the surprise foreign film hit Europa, Europa, I can only say that I like this..."

May 14, 1993 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Third Miracle
"...exactly what's interesting about The Third Miracle. Director Holland (Europa Europa, The Secret Garden) is an old hand at..."

March 4, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Total Eclipse
"...Christopher Hampton (Dangerous Liaisons, Carrington) and director Agnieszka Holland (Europa, Europa, The Secret Garden) were astute to recognize the..."

Nov. 3, 1995 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Slingshot
"...times. But The Slingshot also evokes recent movies like Europa, Europa and that other Swedish coming-of-age hit, My Life..."

Aug. 19, 1994 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Secret Garden
Neither talking down to children nor pandering to their parents, The Secret Garden functions something like a fairy tale in which the primordial and psychosexual concerns are made palpable and socially acceptable.
"...more bracing subject matter of her two previous films, Europa, Europa and Olivier, Olivier, which, respectively, dealt with a..."

Aug. 20, 1993 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Season of the Witch
Nicolas Cage and Ron Perlman play 14th century knights commanded to transport a witch believed to be the source of the Black Plague.
"...on returning home amid the plague-ridden squalor of pre-EU Europa. Only home is not as they left it. A..."

Jan. 14, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Bizarre Talents
The strange road to success of former Austin bookseller Lynn Bender.
"...nature of his visits." Eleven years ago, while managing Europa Books in Dobie Mall, a sophisticated little store whose..."

March 10, 2000 Books Feature by Clay Smith

Pain, Pathos, and Prescience: The Work of Agnieszka Holland
AFS and Austin Polish Film Festival celebrate the Polish pioneer
"...Oscar-nominated film for which she’s probably best known, 1990’s Europa, Europa, with the director in attendance...."

Oct. 22, 2019 Screens Post by Anne S. Lewis

Europa
Before 1995 came along and caught him in a deeply formalized act of pretension, Lars von Trier was already something of an ass
"...EuropaCriterion Collection, $39.95..."

Dec. 12, 2008 Screens Review by Mike Kanin

Postscripts
Want a little morality with your murder tale? Austin author Suzy Spencer has the solution.
"...that kind of thing... Bongo, resident cat at now-defunct Europa Books, died on Wednesday, Oct. 11. "My first significant..."

Oct. 27, 2000 Books Column by Clay Smith

In Darkness
Agnieszka Holland, the director of Europa Europa, creates a blood-quickening Holocaust drama about Poles who were hidden in the sewers.
"...ever seen before (including Holland’s own masterful Holocaust movie, Europa Europa...."

March 16, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Five Films to See in Austin This Week
Your weekly film guide for Feb. 2 through Feb. 8
"...(no one cares about Matthew Lillard, though). Get Tickets Europa Europa..."

Feb. 2, 2018 Events Post by Josh Kupecki

Postcards from the Fringe
Guerilla Media Collective Searches For the D.I.Y. Truth
"...Internet. And late in 1992, in the back of Europa Books on 24th & Guadalupe, the FringeWare company was..."

Feb. 28, 1997 Screens Feature by Brad King

With a History Like That …
The Austin Polish Film Festival delves into the country's complicated past
"...is the wide-ranging work of Oscar-nominated filmmaker Agnieszka Holland (Europa Europa and episodes of The Wire and House of Cards). Her new film, Spoor, which she..."

Nov. 3, 2017 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

Goodbye Christopher Robin
The story of A.A. Milne and Winnie-the-Pooh
"...being able to put the 10 million dead of Europa to rest in his mind, but Milne is determined..."

Oct. 27, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Soccer Watch
"...Southampton try to nail down spots in next year's Europa League... Elsewhere in Europe: Bayern Munich, Paris Saint-Germain, Juventus..."

May 13, 2016 Sports Column by Nick Barbaro

Soccer Watch
"...Manchester City and earn a spot in the continent-wide Europa League next year – then lost to Arsenal in..."

May 17, 2013 Sports Column by Nick Barbaro

Soccer Watch
Aztex announce tryout schedule, and more
"...spots in the knockout round already decided. The second-tier Europa League wraps up its group stage this week as..."

Nov. 30, 2012 Sports Column by Nick Barbaro

Agnieszka Holland on Polish Cinema
Further thoughts on the Austin Polish Film Festival
"...director and screenwriter, perhaps best known for her film, Europa, Europa (1991), an Oscar-nominee for Best Adapted Screenplay. She..."

Nov. 3, 2011 Screens Post by Anne S. Lewis

A Movie-able Feast
Exploring Toronto's cinematic menu
"...Agnieszka Holland's In Darkness, which finds the director of Europa Europa deftly orchestrating another film about the plight of..."

Sept. 23, 2011 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Soccer Watch
"...United. The full draw for the ECL, and the Europa League as well, is below...."

Dec. 25, 2009 Sports Column by Nick Barbaro

Poisonville
Perhaps some of the pizzazz got lost in the translation?
"...Poisonvilleby Massimo Carlotto and Marco Videtta Europa Editions, 240 pp., $15 (paper)..."

Sept. 25, 2009 Books Review by Jay Trachtenberg

Prime Time Suspect
The second book starring Barcelona Police Inspector Petra Delicado
"...Prime Time Suspectby Alicia Giménez-Bartlett; translated by Nick Caistor Europa, 299 pp., $14.95 (paper)..."

Aug. 31, 2007 Books Review by Jay Trachtenberg

The Fugitive
An autobiography of injustice leads to a career in crime writing
"...Europa, 162 pp., $14.95 It wasn't long after Massimo Carlotto..."

June 8, 2007 Books Review by Jay Trachtenberg

The Palestinian Lover
Golda Meir's affair to fictionally remember
"...Europa, 161 pp., $14.95 Those of us old enough to..."

Feb. 23, 2007 Books Review by Jay Trachtenberg

Summer Reading
"...Europa, 108 pp., $14.95 (paper)..."

June 9, 2006 Books Feature by Shawn Badgley

Love Burns
You might consider using this entertaining read as the basis for what not to do if you find out your spouse is having an affair
"...Europa Editions, 220 pp., $14.95 (paper) What do you do..."

March 17, 2006 Books Review by Jay Trachtenberg

Show and Tell
Spring Previews 2000
"...fall for a young woman (Heche). Polish filmmaker Holland (Europa Europa) directs from a script by novelist Richard Vetere..."

Feb. 25, 2000 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

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