I think all "white people goes to Africa" movies are problematic, but Nowhere in Africa has less problems than the usual. There are still plenty of predictable items typical of this type of premise--we know the stuck up wife will grow to love the land and its people, for example--but the movie is engrossing indeed. As Michael pointed out, the center subject of the film is not the Holocaust; I look at it as the relationship between husband and wife. It works because their attitudes towards life is at the heart of their conflict. The photography and landscape is beautiful, the musical score delicate and soaring at times (a piece used in its trailer). Oh, can the little girl be any cuter?
Very good.
I thought Nowhere in Africa was stronger than Padre Amaro, but I liked that one, too. As a combination of soap opera and criticism, it works very well.
Colin, I agree with you on Irreversible.