Phoenix

Jedidiah 2022-01-15 08:02:38

The story takes place in June 1945. Nellie, a survivor of Auschwitz concentration camp who was severely injured and facially disfigured, returned to his hometown of Berlin. After the plastic surgery had not fully recovered, she ignored Lene's warning and embarked on the journey to find her husband Johnny. Johnny, the lover in Nellie’s life, protected her from the Nazis for a long time, and refused to divorce her... I have seen it, I have seen it, I have seen it, I have seen it, I have seen it I've seen it, I've seen it, I've seen it, I've seen it, I've seen it

View more about Phoenix reviews

Extended Reading

Phoenix quotes

  • [first lines]

    Lene Winter: [arriving at the border]

    Soldat an der Brücke: Passport... Nice car. Where did you get it from?

    Lene Winter: It's from Switzerland.

    Soldat an der Brücke: Just like you?

    Lene Winter: Like me.

    Soldat an der Brücke: [whistles to the gate] They're from Switzerland. The girl too.

    [to her passenger]

    Soldat an der Brücke: I want to see your face.

    Lene Winter: Can I talk to you?

    [gets out]

    Lene Winter: Come on, she's not Eva Braun.

    Soldat an der Brücke: Of course not. The bitch got killed by her husband.

    Lene Winter: She's from the camps.

  • Nelly Lenz: I no longer exist.