Transatlantic

Matt Roush says...

A glossy historical drama from Unorthodox creator Anna Winger feels timely in its depiction of a refugee crisis in 1940 Europe, when hordes of persecuted citizens fled to the port city of Marseilles seeking a way out of Nazi-occupied France at a time when exit visas were scarce and the U.S. was still maintaining a neutrality policy. Gotham’s Cory Michael Smith stars as American journalist-turned-humanitarian volunteer Varian Fry, whose Emergency Rescue Committee helped smuggle thousands to safety through perilous back channels. Community’s Gillian Jacobs co-stars as Chicago heiress Mary Jayne Gold, who helps bankroll the risky effort. If much of this recalls 1942’s Casablanca, by coincidence the Oscar-winning classic airs Saturday at 8/7c on Turner Classic Movies.

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