Back in earlier 20th century, George Cohan, the great producer and playwright from Irish background was often mistaken as Jewish because his named sounds like 'Cohen'. He would be thrown out of 'restricted' country clubs and suddenly there would be no tables in a half empty elite restaurant. He NEVER said "I am not Jewish". Never. A proud man and a proud American - James Cagney played him in the great movie Yankee Doodle Dandy.

@seanmayoaguirre1316

2 жыл бұрын

this comment right here. Bravo.

@fiorellafenati5395

2 ай бұрын

@@seanmayoaguirre1316 disgusting le type

"Annie Hall" brought me here.

Dude did what he had to do to survive and keep his business going. I don't blame him.

@rolandhawken6628

Жыл бұрын

The way of all cowards

@patrickmccarron5059

Жыл бұрын

@@rolandhawken6628 , Easy for you to judge 80 years later. You have no clue what it was like to live back then and under a tyrannical regime. If he spoke out, he would have been arrested and sent to a concentration camp and his family could have been killed too. You cannot support your family if you are locked up in a jail or concentration camp and have your business stolen or taken. When you have children and family, you do what you have to do to ensure their survival and are not afforded the opportunity to play hero or even have the ability to battle like you do when you are younger and independent without children or family yet. He also probably had to support his brother's family since they were sent away to work camps in Germany.

@rolandhawken6628

Жыл бұрын

@@patrickmccarron5059 So it is okay as long as he and his kin survive? It is you who does not grasp the reality of the situation ,human beings were being slaughtered on an horrendous scale the whole of Europe was in flames . Playing the hero does not come into it ,that is not the issue, most of the world was involved in a blood bath and lived with death and loss as an every day event . In such a situation you should ask yourself ." Why should others suffer and die ,but not me "? Have you actually seen this film ? For if you had I doubt you would be arguing with me . By the way you were sent to work camps if you were of use to the Germans you did not have to error to get sent . He would have known that . You can not hold a country unless the people consent to occupation certainly not one the size of France . The truth is they could not wait to turn their Jews over to the Nazis 14,000 were collected and deported to camps by the French police , even the children , Yes they put children into the hands of the Nazis .

@patrickmccarron5059

Жыл бұрын

@@rolandhawken6628 , blah blah blah... easier said than done. Your family has probably never had to live under or escape a Communist, Socialist, or Tyrannical Fascist Regime (They all the same - Individual has no rights and is expected to be sacrificed for the Greater Collective).

@rolandhawken6628

Жыл бұрын

@@patrickmccarron5059 Yeah try thy this for size Mr individual My rights matter more than humanity . " When they came for my friend I said nothing .when they came for my neighbour I said nothing .when they came for my brother I said nothing .when they came for me there was no one left to say anything . If he had said I did nothing because I was afraid I could understand ,have empathy for him. But that is not what he is saying I mean are you Illiterate or something?

Seems like a reasonable guy.

Damn it, where can I find the full move on here. All I see and hear are minute excerpts. Damn them

@duanesarjec6887

5 жыл бұрын

Dayly motion

@paulroman3402

3 жыл бұрын

I purchased the full documentary, with English subs, on Ebay about 18 dollars.

@frankdenardo8684

3 жыл бұрын

I have the DVD of this documentary. It's about four and a half hours long.

@paulroman3402

3 жыл бұрын

@Anita Pavese 'the spirit of our people' are you referring to the French during the occupation? From my perspective the documentary did not reflect positively towards the French, but rather presented a nation that was willing to collaborate with an enemy. Maybe I am wrong, that's just my opinion regarding this documentary.

@paulroman3402

3 жыл бұрын

@Anita Pavese I am Italian too, all my grandparents were born in Italy!!

Il était donc sensé se faire déporter uniquement par solidarité ...

@ulfricsombrage

3 жыл бұрын

Ou du moins laisser courir les rumeurs à son sujet et ne rien dire. C'est ce que semble suggérer le réalisateur... C'est grotesque.

@MrMaverickNw

2 жыл бұрын

@@ulfricsombrage Tout est dans le « suggérer », car à part un ton minable on ne peut pas dire qu'il dise tout haut les accusations qu'il fait sentir dans son ton, devant un ancien de 14 dont il tient à presque moquer les décorations

At 2:00, he says « that i am french », he didn't say « really » which changes a lot...

Aller moraliser un vétéran de 14-18 parce qu'il a fait le dos rond après juin 40. Grandiose.

Ça, ça s'appelles tendre un piège, et c'est pas joli.

C'est quoi le comportement du journaliste là ? Face à un ancien de 14 il vient faire la morale, avec son ton innocent mais moralisateur. Il n'a sûrement pas le courage de lui dire, en face, ce qu'il pense, et il se cache derrière sa bassesse. Après vérification c'est le réalisateur probablement, un certain Marcel Ophüls.

C’est facile de jeter la pierre maintenant.

Je n'aime pas le ton inquisiteur du journaliste : lui qui est si courageux, qu'aurait-il fait à sa place ?

@citizen1163

2 жыл бұрын

Media have long twisted words to make up a story. Nothing changes.

Comme quoi les journalistes... ça pue depuis longtemps...

@ulfricsombrage

3 жыл бұрын

Marcel Ophuls est un réalisateur plus qu'un journaliste. Le problème n'est pas là, réfléchissez encore...

@odilecroc3843

3 жыл бұрын

@@ulfricsombrage Je ne suis pas sur que ce soit Ophuls lui meme qui pose la question...En tous cas, le "ton " n'est pas sans rappeler celui d e nos bien pensants irreprochables actuels... Reflechir encore à quoi ? la condamnation morale d e ce pauvre type sous l'occupation ? je n'ai pas cette pretention n'ayant pas vecu et subit cette epoque..trop facile...mais vous le pouvez apparemment ; bravo...

@ulfricsombrage

3 жыл бұрын

@@odilecroc3843 Vous n'avez rien compris. Je trouve le ton de l'interviewer aussi insupportable que vous, et sa moralisation d'un vétéran de 14-18 d'une arrogance et d'une bétise sans nom. J'essayais simplement de vous faire comprendre que le bonhomme en question appartient à une certaine "clique", ce qui explique bien des choses, mais vous n'avez pas l'air de tilter.

@flutter8712

3 жыл бұрын

@@ulfricsombrage Wow quelle pédence, descends de tes grands chevaux Alexandre. On essaie juste ici de comprendre le cas de ce pauvre homme qui est tiraillé par le journaliste pour avoir dissimulé son statut.

@ulfricsombrage

3 жыл бұрын

@@flutter8712 La "pédence" ça n'existe pas Einstein, donc je descendrai de mes chevaux quand tu seras allé à l'école :o)