"A Jewish woman escapes from a train bound for the Nazi death camps, and is concealed by a wealthy but sexually repressed Polish farmer.--External container."
""It is a wartime story [1943] that is both a character study and a mesmerizing cat and mouse game between a Polish Catholic farmer and a Jewish woman who has escaped a train bound for the Nazi death camps. Set in Silesia during WWII, the drama unfolds with the concealment of the woman by the wealthy, sexually repressed farmer, and moves through various stages of power and powerlessness on both sides. The battle between the two is dispassionate yet haunting in its portrayal of this ill-fated relationship."--Blurb."
"A Jewish woman escapes from a train bound for the Nazi death camps, and is concealed by a wealthy but sexually repressed Polish farmer.--Container."
"A story of love and desire during World War II. A lonely farmer rescues a Jewish refugee as she is fleeing from the Nazis. While he nurses her back to health, their relationship begins to grow more intimate."
"A fascinating multi-layered portrait of two people forced to depend on each other during the Holocaust of World War II."