The Diary Of A Young Girl:
Written by: Anne Frank
Narrated by: Selma
Blair
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Time: 9 Hours 55 Minutes
Discovered
in the attic in which she spent the last years of her life, Anne Frank’s remarkable diary has since become a world
classic—a powerful reminder of the horrors of war and an eloquent testament to
the human spirit.
In 1942, with Nazis occupying Holland, a
thirteen-year-old Jewish girl and her family fled their home in Amsterdam and
went into hiding. For the next two years, until their whereabouts were betrayed
to the Gestapo, they and another family lived cloistered in the “Secret Annex” of an old office building. Cut off from the outside
world, they faced hunger, boredom, the constant cruelties of living in confined
quarters, and the ever-present threat of discovery and death. In her diary Anne
Frank recorded vivid impressions of her experiences during this period. By
turns thoughtful, moving, and amusing, her account offers a fascinating
commentary on human courage and frailty and a compelling self-portrait of a
sensitive and spirited young woman whose promise was tragically cut short.