When the names were slowly announced, I had tears streaming down my face

Angela 2022-04-20 09:02:48

Persian language class During World War II, a carload of Jews was asked by German soldiers to get out of the car and throw away their luggage. They were shot and killed by the river. A young Jewish man fell to the ground without being shot, just wanting to escape death. When found to have his gun replaced, he falsely claimed to be Persian. It just so happened that the captain needed to find a Persian. He was placed in the kitchen, helping cook during the day, as well as a roster recorder for the concentration camps, and teaching the captain Persian at night. The captain hopes to speak basic Persian within two years, mostly in relation to restaurant food. He started to teach four words every day. He made Persian words while chopping vegetables, washing fish, and brushing pots. It was easy to compose, but difficult to remember. Everyone suspected him, and he spent every day in panic. One day, the captain asked him to teach 40 words. Because of the changing situation, the captain wanted to learn faster. In a hurry, he used the name as a root word when copying the list, and soon he found a way to quickly create words. The captain chose to believe in his doubts and studied these languages ​​seriously. Before enlisting in the army, he was just a cook and did not want to kill anyone. After enlisting in the army, he thought he had never committed suicide by himself. He loved life and poetry. Although he was not smart, he was very diligent and would not give up until his goal was achieved. Self-proclaimed pure nation, disdain for other races. I want to go to Tehran to find my brother (immigrated to Greece and then to India) to open a restaurant. Finally, at the Indian customs, the captain spoke proficient "Persian", but no one could understand it. He broke down and ran away in despair. After the victory of World War II, when the protagonist was asked how many people were in the concentration camp? Remember their names? He replied: 2840. Everyone in the room was shocked, tears streaming down his face as he slowly said one Jewish name after another. In order to live, create a language, from scratch, compose words according to self-determined rules, the result of urgent wisdom. Accidentally remember the people who passed away. There are many touching details in the movie. After the concentration camp was emptied for the first time (being pulled away for execution), the protagonist who had gone out to avoid came back, picked up a rag doll in the open space, and sewed a cloth strip with the name "AVIVA". He tore it off and later gave the name "Persian": life. The tone of the film is cool, and only the officer's activity area is warm. Music is also very infectious. The protagonist's name is also unknown, he has been using the name of a Persian book. I know that the difficulty in creating a language still comes from my child. He invented a language in the third year of junior high school. The process of creating words is from vowels to consonants, from nouns to verbs, and from tenses to voices. Just for fun, I'm still amazed by the uniqueness of the language. The protagonist has created a language that only two people can understand, a German officer and a Jewish youth. And the word composition of this language is innocent Jew. This film is worth watching quietly in the quiet night.

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Persian Lessons quotes

  • Klaus Koch: [Koch took Gilles back after he was put to move to another camp] You would risk your life for those nameless people.

    Gilles: Those aren't nameless. Just because you don't know their names. At least they aren't murderers.

    Klaus Koch: I'm not a murderer.

    Gilles: No. You just make sure that the murderers eat well.

  • Klaus Koch: As long as you work for me nothing will happen to you. I bet 20 cans of meat that nothing will happen to you.

    Gilles: Too bad I won't be able to eat them since I'll be dead.