A bust of sophie scholl above greets visitors at the museum about her at munich university. This sparked my interest on the final days of sophie scholl and i found out much from researching and reading newspapers from the period. The story about a german resistance group against the atrocity of hitler and the nazi is unusual and both films have many scenes in common and practically complete each other. But what does my death matter, if through us thousands of people are awakened and stirred to action. Sophie scholl and the white rose quotes by annette dumbach.
Sophie scholl is the fearless activist of the underground student resistance group, the white rose. What is now an iconic scene in every movie and documentary about the. Using historical records of her incarceration, the film recreates the last six days of sophie scholl s life. Within the united states, sophie magdalena scholl is not the bestknown resistance fighter, but her story is a powerful one. Sophies acts are now considered courageous throughout germany and the university of munich has a square dedicated to the white rose. A full account of the white rose by two historians is entitled shattering the german night, by annette e.
The nazi regime maintained an iron grip over german society. The final days is a remarkable movie, both for how it brings life to a historical character and for how it demonstrates steadfast, nonviolent resistance, animated by. Excerpts of the letters and the diaries of hans and sophie scholl are collected in at the heart of the white rose, edited by inge jens. There is something so profoundly sad about the life and death of sophie scholl. To read or to tell her story is like watching a tragic movie over and over again, hoping against hope that this time she will escape. The final days, authored june, 2006 by vicky knickerbocker and edited by dr. Sophie scholl and the white rose the national wwii museum.
Sophie scholl and the white rose quotes showing 14 of 4 at one stopover on the train journey home, hans told his sister inge later, he saw a young girl with the star of david on her breast. The final days recounted the story of a group of german students in munich in world war ii. A case study in dissent in nazi germany curriculum guide for the film, sophie scholl. With julia jentsch, fabian hinrichs, alexander held, johanna gastdorf. Rating is available when the video has been rented. Together, they participate in a nonviolent, intellectual resistance group.
Sperbers 1980 speech and those from 198392, with the exception of 1984, are collected in. The members of the white rose, of course, had to act cautiously. A dramatization of the final days of sophie scholl, one of the most famous members of the german world war ii antinazi resistance movement, the white rose. Sophie scholl and the white rose the international raoul. This film bears witness to the courage of two young germans, hans and sophie scholl, who because of their faith in jesus christ and at the.
The answers come from sophie scholl julia jentsch, a student of biology and. The first four leaflets leaflets of the white rose were written between march 1942 and july 1942. The book is entitled the white rose, munich 1942 1943. Protesting in the name of principles hitler thought he had killed forever, sophie scholl and other members of the white rose realized that the germanization hitler sought to enforce was cruel and inhuman, and that they could not be content to remain silent in its midst. Sophie scholl and the white rose movement all about history. Our protagonist is sophie scholl, who along with her brother hans distributed antinazi leaflets throughout the university of munich. Jordan words came to mind after viewing sophie schollthe final days. Sophie scholl the final days is a 2005 german historical drama film directed by marc rothemund and written by fred breinersdorfer. The white rose a lesson in dissent jewish virtual library. Rothemund of the third wave is not the first to deal with the title figure of his.
Sophie scholl the final days, is mainly centered in the final six days of sophie and han scholl and other members of the white rose an antinazi group after being caught on a universitys. Sophie scholl has become an important symbol of antinazi resistance in germany. Sophia magdalena scholl 9 may 1921 22 february 1943 was a german student and antinazi political activist, active within the white rose nonviolent resistance group in nazi germany. White rose was the name of the tiny resistance group that sprang up in nazi germany from june 1942 until february 1943. The final days is a long interrogation conducted across a desk in a police headquarters. In 2005, the story snagged the academy award for best foreign film in sophie scholl the final days. Shortly before i moved to germany i saw a film that has stayed with me for years. Not because of the facts collected within, which were fascinating in themselves, but because the format and style of the novel was so juvenile and convoluted that i was unable to concentrate on the story itself. Jun 08, 2008 in response to last fridays feature on sophie scholl. Sophie scholl and the white rose margie burns at the age of 21, sophie scholl was executed by the peoples court in germany on feb. Beheaded by the nazis at age 21, sophie scholl died.
It is about the last days in the life of sophie scholl, a 21yearold member of the antinazi nonviolent student resistance group the white rose, part of the german resistance movement. Arrested for participating in the white rose resistance movement, antinazi activist sophie scholl julia jentsch is subjected to a highly charged interrogation by the gestapo, testing her loyalty to her cause, her family and her convictions. Internal dissent was quickly and efficiently smashed by the gestapo. Sophie scholl stood toe to toe against the nazis and refused to submit to their authority knowing it meant her certain death. Beheaded by the nazis at age 21, sophie scholl died fighting. Sophie scholl and the white rose by annette dumbach. Sophie scholl and the white rose movement resistance to hitlers regime came in all shapes and sizes over the third reichs lifetime. Armed with longburied historical records of her incarceration, director marc rothemund expertly recreates the last six days of sophie scholls life. Jul 16, 20 streets and places are named after the scholls and the white rose. Sophia scholl was a german student, active in the white rose a nonviolent resistance group to hitler and the nazi party. Sophie scholl biography, the white rose, death, legacy. The final days takes the viewer through the events of february, 1943 in nazi germany, and follows the experience of members of the german student resistance group, the white rose.
Hans and sophie scholl, born in germany, are young people on a mission. It is about the last days in the life of sophie scholl, a 21yearold member of the anti nazi nonviolent student resistance group the white rose, part of the. This time, the power of her testimony will shame her nazi captors and they will let her go. Hans and sophie scholl and their friends knew what would happen to them if they were caught. The questions are asked by robert mohr alexander held, a provincial who has risen in rank under the nazis and wears a little lapel pin proclaiming his patriotism. Sophie scholl was just 21 years old when she was executed along with her brother, 24yearold hans scholl, on feb. At the heart of the white rose is a compilation of letters and diary entries shared between a brother and sister during the infamous reign of adolf hitler. In particular, the way the film presents sophie and hans as the leaders of the white rose, and takes its cues from the version of events propogated. People began receiving copies of the leaflets in the mail. Sophie scholl stars julia jentsch in a luminous performance as the fearless activist of the underground student resistance group, the white rose. This page is devoted to the story of sophie scholl and the white rose, told in the book by the same name. Jul 01, 1986 sophie scholl and the white rose frustrated me from beginning to end.
Scholl was a member of the white rose, a small, anonymous group of mostly university students who hoped that by distributing leaflets and graffitiing public spaces. How sophie scholls white rose movement fought the nazis. Literature below produced by the white rose student resistors is embedded in scholl siblings. In 1943, she was caught delivering antiwar propaganda and, with her brother hans scholl, was executed for high treason. Today in germany, one of the most popular heroes is sophie scholl. Authors were hans scholl and alexander schmorell, though it is possible that sophie scholl and christoph probst contributed to the texts. Authenticated newsarchive photosgetty images white rose members hans scholl left and his sister, sophie scholl.
Although it is focused on the hunt for, trial and execution of white rose members in nazi germany, it is not. Sophia magdalena scholl 9 may 1921 22 february 1943 was a german student and antinazi political activist, active within the white rose nonviolent resistance group in nazi germany she was convicted of high treason after having been found distributing antiwar leaflets at the university of munich lmu with her brother, hans. Pamphlets surround the university of munich in commemoration. At the heart of the white rose by hans and sophie scholl. This 2005 german film, winner of numerous awards, is presented with english subtitles. S uch a fine, sunny day, and i have to go, 21yearold sophie scholl lamented, before she was guillotined by the nazis. Sophie scholl and the white rose movement, while less known to. Nazis executed sophie scholl 74 years ago this week. Apr 02, 2017 this peaceful white rose resistance movement named after a symbol intended to represent purity and innocence in the face of evil was founded, organized, and led by five german young people, including 20yearold munich university student sophie scholl. The scholl siblings had been arrested three days earlier and undergone nearly constant interrogation by. Jun 16, 2015 sophies sister inge wrote the story of her siblings movement in her book the white rose. The white rose has also been featured in other documentaries, movies, and books. The white rose may not have achieved much, but it is nevertheless fondly remembered as an inspired and daring retort to the wave of national socialism in germany at the time.