A poignant feature of the literary version of Anne Frank's Diary centred around the point that Anne's childish innocence was to be shattered by the events of the world around her. This feature was perhaps lost on audiences along with the realities of life in hiding as the use of cinematic devices, particularly the highly emotive soundtrack clearly resulted in romanticising the hiding' experience. ... Spielberg's Schindler's List', Benigni's Life is Beautiful' and Polanski's The Pianist' are just a few recent examples. ... Some critic...

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