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Ivan’s Childhood: Time Standing Still.

Ivan’s Childhood: Time Standing Still.

Released: 1962 Dir.: Andrei Tarkovsky First-time viewing reaction. Many of the films I’ve seen dealing with the Second World War recently have been very personal stories. Most of them were made within the following 25-30 years after the war’s conclusion. All of them from countries that suffered staggering, incomprehensible losses, such as the nations of continental Europe, Japan, and the Soviet Union. Films such as Kanal, Fires on the Plain, Rome Open City, The Bridge, and Come and See have…

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Kanał: A Most Extraordinary Anti-War Film.

Kanał: A Most Extraordinary Anti-War Film.

Released: 1957 Dir.: Andrzej Wajda First time viewing reaction.               A few days ago, I had never heard of the Polish film Kanał, and now I can’t forget it. Which is a good thing. The film is about a nightmare, but not the nightmare of our dreams. This nightmare is real, it’s a nightmare about war. It is also, in a way, a horror film.               In late September 1944 the Warsaw Uprising is in its final days, as German…

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The Bridge: Coming of Age in World War 2 Germany

The Bridge: Coming of Age in World War 2 Germany

Released: 1959 Dir. Bernhard Wicki Impressions from First-time Viewing      Movies come and go, and sometimes there are movies that stay with us for a while. Perhaps longer. This is the case with the West German film The Bridge. Made in 1959, The Bridge tells the story of a small group of teenage boys who are left to defend a small bridge from the advancing American army at the very end of World War 2.      When I was much…

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