A must-have film and class resource for educators
"Anne Frank - the Whole Story" is a well-acted and beautifully filmed movie based on Melissa Muller's biography of Anne Frank.It basically recounts how the Frank family comprising father Otto, mother Edith and daughters Margot and Anne chose to go into hiding in Amsterdam after the Nazis stepped up their persecution of Jews [and Margot got a summons for deportation].Their hiding place is a secret annex located in the factory run by Otto Frank. The Franks' trusted Gentile friends help them and soon the hiding place is opened to accommodate the Van Pels' [husband, wife and teen son, Peter] and a dentist, Mr Pfeffer. The Jewish refugees spend about 2 yrs in hiding, from July 1942 till Aug 1944 [when they were betrayed].
This was a difficult movie to watch because I was already familiar with Anne's story [having read "Diary of a Young Girl" more than two decades ago] and knew what happened to Anne, her family and the rest of the hidden Jews. The movie was beautifully filmed...
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First of all this version of Anne Frank is by far the best casted and portrayed. The characters are easy to relate to and the storyline flows easily. My students are in middle school and they were enthralled by the movie. The interactive activities were relevant for my ELA class and provided some great discussion. Overall I strongly recommend this video with interactive DVD to any classroom teacher or parent.
Awesome!!!
My students read the play in class. After, the students watched the DVD. they loved it because it was so revel ant to the play. I highly recommend this movie for English and Social Studies teachers.
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