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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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Wings of Desire: A World of Humans and Angels.

Wings of Desire: A World of Humans and Angels.

Released: 1987 Dir.: Wim Wenders First time viewing reaction and reader request.               I try not to read reviews or learn anything about the films I’m watching for the first time before viewing or writing about them, I just usually have a brief synopsis handy as a reminder and to make sure I get the names of the actors and their characters correct. However, I couldn’t help but notice Wings of Desire being described as a ‘city symphony’, and I…

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