Miracle at Moreaux (1985) watch online HD

French Catholic boarding house school children meet political war *and* racial war first hand.

Low budget, but high on content, this film takes on racial hatred not with guns, but with a strike-force of touching personal engagements. Children must come to grips with their own stereotypes and bigotry and how better than through other children under the hopeless oppression of Nazi genocide. They win!

Add to the personal touch the sense of Christmas spirit when one of the children, forced to answer the German officer's question, "Where are the Jews?", retorts "Right there!" (pointing to Mary and Joseph in the Christmas play they were rehearsing).

A nice story for families who want to get a fresh perspective on Holocaust suffering from a child's eye. I recommend it.

I was in 6th grade when I saw this movie and it touched my heart. The actors were flawless and the music helped make it touching.

The theme is racial discrimination and courage. Anna, Daniel and Sabin have to be resourceful and figure out how to get to Spain without the Nazi's capturing them. The school children have to care for the Jewish children and help them.

When I watched this in Mr. Ebline's language arts class, it took me my whole willpower not to cry. The drama and emotion is huge throughout the movie but mostly when Daniel, Sabin and Anna are talking about their families to the school children. Daniel explains that he doesn't know what happened to his parents and Sabin's family was shot in the open street. The other sad part is when the guide was shot.

This movie has a touch of scariness in it. The chase scene before the Guide was shot kept me on the edge of my seat. (I think I fell off) The scene in which the schoolchildren try to smuggle Anna, Sabin and Daniel over the border was possibly even more scary than the chase scene. The Jews almost got caught but the soldier had a change of heart and decided to not to report them.

Great movie for anyone who lives for drama and sad movies.

It's certainly goes without saying that a great percentage of our population here in the states (and maybe the free world) knows Loretta Swit as Major Margaret "Hot Lips" Houlihan on M*A*S*H.

...But very few know much about other TV shows & movies that she's done. "Miracle at Moreaux" certainly does qualify. I lucked out last week when I found this on VHS (yes< I still have a player) at my local Goodwill in very good condition.

The movie was made in 1985 and aired on PBS in 1986,as part of a program for the family that had a 1 hour film that covered certain subjects and reminded parents to have a talk & answer their kids questions about things they had seen.

Loretta Swit,plays a nun in a very understated,simple manner. She's is in charge of a group of children and clothes them,feeds them,educates them and just overall gives them a home. Enter 3 young Jewish kids in the woods nearby,that are being tracked by German soldiers.

She naturally lets them hide out until she can find a way to help them escape to freedom. Only one girl is not happy that she has let "Jews" in and Swit's character takes this girl to task over it.

Eventually,what we see in this short but well made movie is,a simple definition for kids about toleration & understanding of those different from themselves. A good history lesson that is palatable for the family and also that when people work together,they can perform realistic "miracles",as only humans can do.

Since this movie is set in World War 2 Germany and deals with racism, the nazi's and their searching for Jewish refugees (for reasons not mentioned out loud in the film),it's a good idea that parents should do so.

It's quite clear that the subject matter is toned down greatly. We see guns but they are never fired. We see a soldier give the nazi salute but he doesn't say "heil,hitler". There is of course no bad language either.

I couldn't possibly give this anything but 10 Stars. If you happen to see a copy of this available (in whatever format,I urge you to give it a look.

It's quite interesting to see Loretta in a role most would not have expected of her. (END)