City of Women

It is 1943 - the height of the Second World War. With the men away at the front, Berlin has become a city of women. On the surface, Sigrid Schroder is the model German soldier's wife: she goes to work every day, does as much with her rations as she can, and dutifully cares for her meddling mother-in-law, all the while ignoring the horrific immoralities of the regime. But behind this facade is an entirely different Sigrid, a woman of passion who dreams of her former Jewish lover, now lost in ...

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Loreen4 июня 2024 г.
It’s easy to watch from a comfortable distance as people make choices with life-or-death consequences.
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Loreen4 июня 2024 г.
If you’ve learned anything—it should be how easy it is for people—for people to betray one another.
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Loreen2 июня 2024 г.
“someday you will open up your eyes and wonder what has become of your life. And the only answer will be that you have squandered it, trying to prove something to these men. These higher authorities of yours. Trying to elicit from them some minuscule measure of respect or equality, which you will never receive. Not ever.”
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