Talk:Europa Europa

Fled to Russia?

They fled to the east, to the portion of Poland that was annexed to the Soviet Union -- not to Russia... Remember the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact?

He is rarely referred to as Solek (and that is the spelling used in the subtitles), more often as Solly which would be more accurate.

He and his brother were the only survivors of the Holocaust. His family died while in the Ghettos. And I never got that from the movie that they fled to or anywhere near Russia. I will have to watch it again.

Soviet Union only incorporated East Poland AFTER the official Polish government and army fled from the country.

-G —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.24.152.218 (talk) 02:29, 26 May 2008 (UTC)

No, it is a lie. The Soviets attacked Poland on the 17th of September 1939 in accordance with the Ribbentrop-Molotov Pact. The Poles defended their country untill early October. If Moscow had not agreed to Hitler's plan, then the Germans would not assault Poland. After the end of the so called "September Campaign" eastern parts of the country (which had substantial Ukrainin and Belorussian minorities) were incorporated into the Soviet Union. The remainder of the Polish territory was under German occucapation till 1944/45. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 91.150.223.40 (talk) 22:07, 6 April 2009 (UTC)

Production conflicts

I recall there were conflicts between Perel and the director or producer. I am trying to find sources. Jd2718 14:46, 23 September 2007 (UTC)

Translation of name

I'm a native german speaker, and "Hitlerjunge Salomon" does _not_ mean Hitler Youth Salomon, which would be "Hitlerjugend Salomon". I'd translate Hitlerjunge as Hitler-boy or something like that. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.123.21.108 (talk) 18:39, 28 May 2009 (UTC)

End of film

NOT A JOKE...Do I remember incorrectly or does the film end with Solly and his brother peeing in the open air as an act of personal liberation (because it means they can show their circumcised penises without fear of being massacred by the Nazis)? Thanks. Partnerfrance (talk) 12:51, 30 December 2013 (UTC)

I don't remember that being in the film, no. I could be wrong. Buy it or rent it or watch it on TV if you'd like to check. --Demiurge1000 (talk) 22:34, 30 December 2013 (UTC)

You remember correctly. — JWilk (talk) 21:08, 28 November 2019 (UTC)

Ironic scene?

The article reads: "In an ironic scene, as Solek and other Jewish refugees cross a river in a small boat, …" I don't see what is ironic about this scene. Maybe it was supposed to say "iconic scene"?

— JWilk (talk) 21:16, 28 November 2019 (UTC)

Poster

@Spectrallights: As I see, you replaced File:Europa Europa french poster.jpg with an American one. I don't know why, but the film was produced by German, French and Polish companies. Distribution to English-speaking countries... Was that the purpose of using the US poster? Anyways, I would appreciate your letting me use either the French poster the Polish one in lieu of the US one. Would that do? George Ho (talk) 20:28, 8 December 2021 (UTC)

@George Ho: I just chose that poster because I thought it looked better since you can see the faces of the characters. You are free to change it if you wish. Spectrallights (talk) 21:43, 8 December 2021 (UTC)

I changed the image back to the French one, which resembles the German one. I thought about using the German one, but the corners are surrounded by pins. Also, other German covers using the artwork were distributed by home video companies. Furthermore, there's no need to display two characters extravagantly, especially the female who isn't entirely the main focus of the plot. Do you approve the French poster in lieu of the US one? George Ho (talk) 22:55, 8 December 2021 (UTC)

Yeah it's fine. Spectrallights (talk) 04:39, 12 December 2021 (UTC)