What do you want from Netflix? From the heaviest page of world history, they can make entertaining content. But there are a few good hits.
First, the music. Of course, dissidents listened to jazz, danced jazz, lived jazz. It was the most important part of the cultural code of the creative people of that time. Jazz itself was a culture of resistance. People under pressure take the opportunity to gather with like-minded people and celebrate life.
Second, if you've read the autobiographical story of Peggy Guggenheim, you'll notice a similar vibe. It perfectly conveys the surprising carelessness that reigned in the circles of wealthy Americans in Europe at that time. Like the NPO in the series, Peggy drives around France in her car, changing villas and buying up all available art, trying to save paintings and their authors (spoiler: it works with Mark Ernst).
Thirdly, all the romantic stories in the series really could be real. This openness of the new generation, which was expelled from Germany by the Nazis, was beyond class, beyond race and gender. More proofs can be found in the histories of the Weimar Republic.
I think to really get to know Mary Jane Gold's story, you need to read her book, not the entertaining novel that the show is based on.
I am grateful to the authors of the series for getting to know the amazing personalities of Miss Gold and Varian Fry. Very little is known about them in Russia.
First, the music. Of course, dissidents listened to jazz, danced jazz, lived jazz. It was the most important part of the cultural code of the creative people of that time. Jazz itself was a culture of resistance. People under pressure take the opportunity to gather with like-minded people and celebrate life.
Second, if you've read the autobiographical story of Peggy Guggenheim, you'll notice a similar vibe. It perfectly conveys the surprising carelessness that reigned in the circles of wealthy Americans in Europe at that time. Like the NPO in the series, Peggy drives around France in her car, changing villas and buying up all available art, trying to save paintings and their authors (spoiler: it works with Mark Ernst).
Thirdly, all the romantic stories in the series really could be real. This openness of the new generation, which was expelled from Germany by the Nazis, was beyond class, beyond race and gender. More proofs can be found in the histories of the Weimar Republic.
I think to really get to know Mary Jane Gold's story, you need to read her book, not the entertaining novel that the show is based on.
I am grateful to the authors of the series for getting to know the amazing personalities of Miss Gold and Varian Fry. Very little is known about them in Russia.