National Socialism: Director Cate Shortland

Director Cate Shortland: TORONTO - The new film "Lore" looks at the Second World War through eyes not often depicted in cinema that of the children of Nazi SS parents. Director Cate Shortland didn't want it to have the usual dark and dreary look of dramas set in that time. , according to Winnipeg Free Press. "We were really influenced by the whole idea of the esthetic nature of National Socialism and the connection to nature within that ideology," Shortland, who also co-wrote the feature, said in an interview at last September's Toronto International Film Festival. Actor Saskia Rosendahl poses for a photo as she promotes the movie "Lore" during the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival in Toronto on Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2012. The new film "Lore" looks at the Second World War through eyes not often depicted in cinema that of the children of Nazi SS parents. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young Instead, star Saskia Rosendahl and her castmates are seen traversing lush, green landscapes captured in striking cinematography as their characters try to find their grandmother after their parents are taken into Allied custody. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.