This idea, articulated by George Clooney in the upcoming film The Monuments Men (go see it February 7!) is at the core of The Roses Underneath’s plot. It’s what drove the work of The Monuments Men, not just during the World War II, but also afterward, when the work of restituting the millions of pieces of saved art began. When I first learned about the Monuments Men, it was through the documentary The Rape of Europa, which aired on PBS in early 2008. I happened on it while flipping through ch...
Published on January 05, 2014 17:28