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One of the letters states that it is a pity the Germans did not make a movie about which won an Oscar), and several first-rate German actors. The movie is out in DVD - in German- and ought to be released at least with English subtitles.
I have not yet seen , however one gets the impression that the German movie hews more closely to reality. There was no scene, for instance, in which a pregnant Nina von Stauffenberg clutches her womb. The couple parted without her knowing about her husband's plans. She was arrested, though, and the children were taken from her to be given other names and adopted by other people. The war ended, and with it these atrocities.
Germans for a long time had a very divided attitude towards Stauffenberg and the conspirators of 20th July 1944. I remember the outcry that went up shortly after the war when a new military post was supposed to be named after Stauffenberg . Now, the opposite is true. Last year, Stauffenberg's 100th birthday was celebrated with reverence - new generations of Germans have grown up with entirely different values. Together with the circle around Sophie Scholl his figure is becoming emblematic for resistance , even in almost impossible circumstances.
