War Movies

A while ago my family went through what was basically a WW2 movie marathon; my personal favorite was "Shining Through". The movie was written and directed by David Seltzer and it premiered in 1992.

The story is basically your average spy thriller except this has more of an historical back drop. It also has more character depth than your average spy thriller. The heroin, Linda Voss, is specifically suited to her particular mission because she can speak German with the thick accent of a "Berlin butcher's wife". Which is needed for her to pose as a cook in a high ranking German officers home.

The story of her spy work (failures and triumphs) as well as the romance and chase scenes make this movie interesting. It's not the best I've ever seen, but it was pretty good.