i come to this film cold . i turn on the tv between housework and get ready for the family to come home at the end of the day . i miss the very begin but be soon capture by the film . i enjoy it that much i try to loan the book from my local library but be tell it be out of print and not available . i would still like to compare the film with the original book a i often find that by their very nature book deal with thought and feeling in more depth . i feel that the film give a glimmer of insight into the time and trial of jewish family during the war . i be someone bear over a decade after the war end and in a european country not really touch by the ravaging of the jew . someone who do not know anyone personally touch by these affair . someone who be a parent . i would recommend this film to anyone who meet those criterion . i re watch it again on 22nd january and have my 16 year old daughter watch it . i felt it warrant this second watching and my daughter also approve of it . this be the type of film that could be show to high school student .