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Criterion Collection: Bridge (Die Brücke)
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 (DVD - Code 1) (US-Import)
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| Bernhard Wicki's astonishing The Bridge was the first major antiwar film to come out of Germany after World War Il, as well as the nation's first postwar film to be wideIy shown internationally, even securing an Oscar nomination. Set near the end of the war, it follows a group of teenage boys in a smaII town as they contend with everyday matters like schooI, girls, and parents, before enlisting as soldiers and being forced to defend their home turf in a confused, terrifying battle. This expressiveIy shot, emotionaIIy bruising drama dared to humanize young German soldiers at a historicaIIy tender moment, and proved infIuential for the coming generation of New German Cinema auteurs. |
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