Steal a Pencil for Me

"The incredible true story of a love imprisoned"

2007 1h 34m EN

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★5.1TMDB · 9

DocumentaryDramaRomanceWar

Synopsis

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1943, The Netherlands is under total Nazi occupation. In Amsterdam, Jack, an unassuming accountant, first meets Ina at a birthday party - a 20-year-old beauty from a wealthy diamond manufacturing family who instantly steals his heart. But Jack's pursuit of love will be complicated; he is poor and married to Manja, a flirtatious and mercurial spouse. When the Jews are being deported, the husband, the wife and the lover find themselves at the same concentration camp; actually living in the same barracks. When Jack's wife objects to the "girlfriend" in spite of their unhappy marriage, Jack and Ina resort to writing secret love letters, which sustain them throughout the horrible circumstances of the war.

“The incredible true story of a love imprisoned”

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Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Michèle Ohayon
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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Released 19 years ago.

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CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Michèle Ohayon, shot by Theo van de Sande. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "The incredible true story of a love imprisoned".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1045889 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 9 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Michèle Ohayon directs. Theo van de Sande behind the camera. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

1Released 19 years ago.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Directed by Michèle Ohayon, shot by Theo van de Sande. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Marketing tagline: "The incredible true story of a love imprisoned".
5IMDB entry: tt1045889 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 9 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.