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[Sunshine]

I have been enjoying watching Anne Frank this week. I watch it with my sisters(age 10 and 12) and they also seem to be enjoying it. They knew very little about the war and hadn't heard of Anne Frank until i suggested watching. I read Anne Franks diary a few years ago but remember very little about it so its nice to be able to watch it on screen.

I usually enjoy BBC adaptations and this one is no different. I think i will re-read Anne Frank's diary to see if the characters have been portrayed differenelty on screen or if i think they are similar to how i imangined them from the book.

 

Has anyone else been watching?

 

Emma

[Chook n Boo Mum]

No we hardly ever watch TV, shame though it sounds good.

 

What are the details, it may be on the iplayer or whatever its called. If DD is off school tomorrow she could watch it if it is. It would be educational rather than tatt! (normally if they are off school, they aren't allowed to watch a tv, computer nor psp screen!)

 

Sha x

[Guest]

no, but read the book a few years ago and have visited her house.

 

I was amazed that a 13 year old girl could write with such insight, having been a 13 year girl myself at one point, it was so easy to identify with many of the things she felt about her family and them not understanding her but the way she expressed those feelings was so articulate I found it hard to believe they had been written by someone so young.

 

She was certainly intelligent and very stubborn and opinionated but I liked her a lot and the fact that I knew her fate made it quite difficult to read the book at times. She talked about making a difference in the world through her writing, ironic that she achieved this in such a tragic way.

 

Not a great pic but this is me in front of her house, we did go inside but there's so many tourists you can't really stop and take it all in as you're herded from room to room by the throng

 

[bokbokbok]

Yes, DD and I have been watching it. She is 9 and very interested it in it as they *did* World War 2 last year in school.

 

When the first scene from Amsterdam was shown I told her that is where my work colleague is from - Holland - she has been there to Anne's house . . .. Jessica then asked if my 27 year old colleague had taken part in the war? Ohhhh soooo close - at least she knows Holland is a different country now - when she was 6 we called at my friend's house to pick her up (about 15 miles from our's) and Jessica asked us if we were in Holland now!)

 

Actually her grandparents were all active in the Dutch Resistance with very many stories to tell.

 

Jessica is full of questions about the war - Jewish families - why they couldn't put lights on at night - where they got food from - what happened to their houses when they left them - that sort of thing.

 

I think the program has been a good experience for our household - plenty of chat about this period which has filled out what little knowledge she already had from school.

[Ain't Nobody Here]

I didn't notice it was on . I read the book too and visited her house - it was very moving (but you're right Poet, it was very busy

[Lesley]

We've been watching it - really enjoying it.

 

Lauren (10) is 'doing' WW2 at the moment as well - and was told to watch this for homework! She's delighted! Jake ( is watching it as well - I hope some of tonights programme went over his head

[redbug]

think it is on i player.

[Seagazer]

YS and I have been watching this and enjoying it. We went to Amsterdam a couple of years ago and visited the house. It wasn't too busy at the time so we had time to stop and think. It made me very emotional actually being there andknowing what happened to the family. My OH had chosen Amsterdam as he knew that Anne Frank meant so much to me.

 

I read this book when I was about Anne's age and again in my 20s. I bought a new copy of the book from the museum. YS started reading it a little while ago. He is very interested in the wars. WW1 in particular really.

 

During last night's episode (we all know which bit I'm talking about ) he looked a bit embarrassed and said 'oh really, is there any need'. I'm sure he's an old man in a young boy's body.

 

He was taken to the Imperial War Museum during the Christmas break by his uncle. They actually went into the holocaust exhibition. I was a bit shocked that he had gone in (apparently they suggest 14 years old as being able to cope, he is 11). He seems to have taken it into his stride and asked lots of sensible questions.

[Nicola H]

I have been watching it with Emily and really enjoying it as we also visited the house last year when it wasn't too busy, knowing what is about to happen tonight Emily says she is not sure she can watch it............

[bluekarin]

I've been watching with my two daughters and from what I remember of the book it seems to have captured it very well. For a 'treat' at school the year 5's got to watch it. My son however didn't think it was much of a treat

[Tiggy]

I saw it last night, she really was a typical teenager, I went to her house and it made me cry. it wasn't too crowed the day we went.

[Seagazer]

Oh my goodness, I obviously knew what the ending would be but I have to say I don't think I have ever felt so emotional at the end of a television programme.

 

The back of my throat is burning and my eyes are streaming. What a piece of powerful drama that was. I congratulate the BBC for being able to portray the shock and angst that those families must have felt when the germans found them.

 

Even my husband is in tears and he has only watched this episode.

[Nicola O]

OMG !! The ending was so powerful. I was in floods of tears.

 

My sister has read the diary but I never have - I MUST get the book and read it as soon as I can.

 

Nicola

[Sunshine]

My sister aged 10 is now sat downstairs reading my copy of Anne Frank's diary whilst we are watching the programme on BBC4. The programme is really interesting and has just shown Meep and the dentists son meeting for the first time.

[Guest]

I watched it and James watched tonights with me, took a LOT of explaining and had to read out the captions at the end and he had no real understanding about the "camps"

 

Now I could have this totally muddled in my head but the story didn't end there did it? In the diary didn't she keep writing in the camp, fall in love etc??? Or have I got it muddled with another tale?

 

I've also been to the house and found it difficult to walk around, I was trying to explain that to James too, my friend takes 2 tours a year to auschwitz and James says he will ask him what it's like, I expect Gary will then bring round all of his pictures so James might understand a bit more.

[Lesley]

Such an emotional ending - very well made.