The Blitz: London's Longest Night Page #2

 
IMDB:
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Year:
2005
90 min
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Are the children safe?

- Why wouldn't they be?

The invasion.

- There is no invasion.

Waalhaven Airport is in German hands

and there's heavy fighting on the bridges.

My friends in authority talk about

skirmishes. A misunderstanding.

Nothing to worry about.

Our wedding can go ahead on Tuesday.

Eva?

I ordered the cake.

May 11, 1940

I didn't understand why Eva

was so frightened by that invasion.

Queen Wilhelmina called the invasion

brazen and improper.

But the queen announced that she

and the government were in command.

So I thought that things

would be all right.

I continued my life

as if nothing was wrong.

I tried to banish Eva from my mind.

My brother demanded

all of my attention.

Well, gentlemen, here you go

and here you go.

Two third-class tickets for New York.

Leaving on Tuesday.

There's just one small problem.

You have to depart from London.

- Why?

I'll tell you why:

Your boat isn't coming here.

They're afraid they'll be shot to pieces

by the Krauts.

Don't look at me. It's not my fault.

How will we get to London? Swim?

- Listen...

A fishing vessel captain has his boat

where no Kraut can trace it.

He wouldn't mind taking you to London,

but not for nothing.

How the hell do we come up with that?

Easy, Chris.

- 150 guilders?

This way we'll never get to London.

So how will we get to America?

When are you going to America?

When we have enough cash

to go to London.

The sooner the better.

Sell those boat tickets and buy a gun

to put me out of my misery.

Chris...

...you'll get that surgery.

Uncle Cor, 150 guilders

is just a tip for you.

We'll pay you back in six months.

- Boys, you'll never manage that.

It's no use having dreams

above your station.

I believe in the American Dream.

- Get to work. Be glad I got you this job.

You can't go out alone at night.

- Leave me alone, please.

You can't go out without a chaperone.

- Then come with me, Aunt.

Let's go and have some fun.

I need fresh air.

Good evening.

Eva, there's a war going on outside.

- So what?

Come back immediately.

How about if I accompany the lady?

Then you can get some rest.

You can't go chasing broads now.

We need the money.

I've got an idea.

- Your ideas only cost us money.

Vincent, we have to be on that boat

on Tuesday.

Right, Chris. Tuesday.

Your chaperone, with Aunt Anke's blessing.

- That woman drives me nuts.

With her etiquette all the time.

- 'Eti - ' what?

Rules. What you can and can't do.

Especially can't.

Does etiquette allow you

to have a drink?

No.

It might not be such a good idea.

- Why not?

This is the front line.

- Are you afraid?

No, I'm worried about you.

- I already have a chaperone.

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Louise Osmond

Louise Osmond is a British documentary filmmaker. Osmond graduated from the University of Oxford with a degree in modern history. Before she became a filmmaker, Osmond worked as a journalist and editor in Brussels, Paris, Rome and Africa. During this time, she was working in the news journalism graduate trainee for the UK network ITN. Some of Osmond's film titles include: Deep Water (2006), Blitz: London`s Firestorm (2005), The Beckoning Silence (2007), McQueen and I (2011), Richard III: The King in the Car Park (2013), and Dark Horse (2015). Osmond most well known recent films include Dark Horse (2015) and Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach (2016). Dark Horse is the true story of a group of friends from a British working men's club who decide to breed a racehorse. Raised on a slagheap allotment, their foal grows into an unlikely champion, beating the finest thoroughbreds in the land, before suffering a near fatal accident. Nursed back to health by the love of his owners - for whom he's become a source of inspiration and hope - he makes a remarkable recovery, returning to the race track for a heart-stopping comeback. Osmond has won the International Emmy Award for Documentary and had been nominated for the News & Documentary Emmy Award for Outstanding Historical Programming – Long Form and the British Academy Television Award for Best Specialist Factual for her work. more…

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