Un amour à taire

Wilber and I recently watched this French film, Un amour à taire (A Love To Hide), that was recommended to me by Netflix. It was, at once, beautiful and awful. It is set in Paris during World War II and tells the story of two men, their secret homosexual relationship and their assistance in helping a Jewish woman escape Nazi persecution. It also comments on the abuse, torture, experimentation and execution of homosexuals at the hands of the Gestapo. It was a powerful film that introduced me to an aspect of Nazi persecution that I was never taught about in school. Until this movie, I was ignorant about the treatment of gay men during the war. In history, we were taught about the yellow star that Jews were made to wear, but never about the pink triangle. Unbelievable.

The final scene in the movie is incredible and gives whole new meaning to the power of music. The director did a remarkable job with the score and the setting and the political commentary. If you have some time to lend to learning about historical civil injustices, rent this film.