They sought refuge in the family""s woodsy hunting lodge.The Lecter Castle was occupied by the Germans - with the aid of six local Lithuanian militiamen (all six Nazi collaborators would later play a larger role in the film: Grutas, Dortlich, Grentz, Kolnas, Milko, and Pot Watcher -- victims of young Hannibal""s bloodthirsty revenge) who wanted to join the SS - the group was challenged by the SS commander to "earn" the right by shooting the Lecters"" Jewish cook who had remained in the castle."Many of the five nominations that lost were unexpected: Best Actor (Clark Gable who lost to Robert Donat forGoodbye, Mr.Skywalker was in self-imposed exile and refused to be recruited to help his sister Leia in the Resistance movement.A troubling series of events occurred after Alice walked across the park on her way to work:She heard the familiar sing-songish "Elm Street - Freddy""s Theme" being sung by young girls who were skipping rope in white church dresses.The off-beat, absurdist morality tale from the creative and original producing/writing/directing collaborative team of Joel and Ethan Coen is unlike many of their previous films, with a straight-forward, realistic narrative devoid of their typically quirky and bizarre sequences.