Back in Crime

The French title translates as "The Other Life of Richard Kemp" but "Back in Crime" is a nifty title too. 

I recently liked Mélanie Thierry (well at least for 90 or so minutes) in a historical film, so saw what other films the library had.  This was about the right length (around 100 minutes) and overall was well-paced and acted.  Crime plus time travel plus a bit of love.

The time travel confusion started to get a bit much by the end, but not too much that it ruined the whole experience.  After multiple false starts, I finally watched the full DVD.  I also read the original Gidget, which was a bit strange since it had some personal stuff (like breast size) in the voice of a girl while actually being written by the girl's father.  

The father also helped write a book in the voices of his brother and sister-in-law (they are listed as authors "with" him).  There were three brothers, all of whom got out of Europe before the Nazis came for them.  Walter fell in love but she could not escape.  Hanna did survive and there was a happy ending for them. Not so for many others in Hanna's story.  

The book is a straightforward but powerful tale that provides a striking view of what ordinary people went thru and in some cases survived.  Both books together make an interesting set.