The Counterfeiters ***1/2

German with English subtitles

This movie is based on a true story, which makes it more interesting that it otherwise might be. During World War II the Nazi dreamed up "Operation Bernhard," a scheme in which Jewish counterfeiters and experts in the printing industry were forced to produce fake British pounds to help fund the Nazi war machine and undermine the British economy. Once successful, the Nazis were intent on doing the same with the U.S. Dollar.

Rosenstrasse ***

Set in 1943 Berlin, this movie reports the little known episode in World War II history in which inter-married Jews were separated from their Aryan husbands and wives, detained in building in the Rosenstrasse district.

Bon Voyage ***1/2

French, with English subtitles

Bon Voyage takes place in 1940s France, on the eve of the German occupation of Paris. Part murder mystery and part political drama, this stylish movie is somewhat madcap, with numerous sub-plots and twists and turns. The acting, scenery and accurate period costumes and settings make for a highly entertaining story.