Tag Archives: war movies

the storm before the silence (film: Im Westen nichts Neues – Edward Berger, 2022)

The name of Edward Berger, the director of the new version of the screen version of Erich Maria Remarque‘s novel ‘Im Westen Nichts Neuen‘ (‘All Quiet on the Western Front‘) was already known to me. He directed 5 of the … Continue reading

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love and books (film: The Guernsay Literary and Potato Pie Society – Mike Newell, 2018)

One of my dreams is to visit Guersnay and the other islands that the Brits call the Channel Islands. I am fascinated by the history, landscapes and stories of those who visited them. Now another reason has been added – … Continue reading

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a movie about the war that started the war (film: Dombass – Sergey Loznitsa, 2018)

The political events of recent weeks have brought to the attention of the whole world a geographical area whose existence most of us ignored or had very vague notions about – eastern Ukraine with the separatist regions that have proclaimed … Continue reading

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sequels of war (film: Zana – Antoneta Kastrati, 2019)

‘Zana‘ (2019) directed by Antoneta Kastrati is the first film from I’ve ever seen. It is no surprise that the film deals with the wars in the Balkans at the end of the last century, among the consequences of which … Continue reading

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immersed in ww1 (Film: 1917 – Sam Mendes, 2019)

I’m afraid that I saw yesterday the movie that will win the Academy Award for Best Movie this season. I wrote that ‘I’m afraid’ because ‘1917‘ directed by Sam Mendes is an extremely technically ingenious film, impressive in cinematography, and … Continue reading

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selective truth (Film: Essential Killing – Jerzy Skolimowski, 2010)

The US and NATO war in Afghanistan did not generate yet too many movies. Certainly, not many good movies. A few war and B-series films dealt with the conflict in a  one-sided manner, focusing on the action, demonizing or at … Continue reading

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