Monthly Round up on the Never Before Seen Movie Challenge of 2024
Part 2
2001s #TrainingDay
Denzel and Ethan Hawke. 24hrs of action or non action can sometimes feel like an arduous task for a movie. For me, something like #RunLolaRun is an exception and this movie does well at it too. Hawke is very good and I might just be inclined to say better than the Oscar winner DW,who is very "big" on screen here.
1953s #Stalag17
Starring William Holden and brought from the stage to the screen by Billy Wilder. It is obvious from the set up that this was originally a play. Apart from the few outside scenes, most of the action and dialogue takes place in the barrack. Holden is good if not a bit of a caricature of a tough Army sergeant and the awful, cartoonish German officer reminded me of Schulzt from Hogan's Heroes. A war movie but not a "war" movie as the men try to find out who is ratting them out to the command.
1964s #KingAndCountry
B&W, adapted from the stage play starring Dirk Bogarde and Sir Tom Courtenay. Again, one can see like Stalag 17, how this would have played out on a stage. Directed by blacklisted Joseph Losey who used Bogarde in #TheServant (great film) the yr before in 1963 . Premise: the Great War 1917, Courtenay is an alleged deserter and Bogarde is set to represent him at the court martial. Should have maybe been called Class and Country. The acting was extremely well done and I found the movie to be quite upsetting. But I came away with having thought that I had seen a great movie.
Watched today 1975s #OneFlewOverTheCuckoosNest
Was waiting to be in the right frame of mind to watch this movie. That time never came. So today as I was stuck in bed with a cold and not wanting to turn on election news, I finally bit the bullet. The movie is about power and oppression and so many other themes to mention. So many recognizable faces. Jack Nicholson was amazing and it is touching to see his character bring joy and humanization to the men. Glad I watched it.
Filmaffiche voor de Amerikaanse oorlogsfilm Stalag 17, Ed van der Elsken, 1950 - 1954
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„Pointen werden durchgehend doppelbödig serviert, das Lachen bleibt in regelmäßigen Abständen im Halse stecken, um immer wieder daran zu erinnern, dass es eigentlich nichts zu lachen gibt.“ Billy Wilders STALAG 17 (1953) gelingt ein schwieriger Balanceakt.
🔗 https://letterboxd.com/naaarf/film/stalag-17/
📺 Läuft bis 28.01. in der #Arte-Mediathek https://www.arte.tv/de/videos/115952-000-A/stalag-17/
Oft musste ich an den zehn Jahre später erschienenen THE GREAT ESCAPE denken, den ich im Umgang mit seinen Nazi-Figuren eher fragwürdig fand. Vielleicht liegt es auch daran, dass der Krieg bei STALAG 17 noch nicht so lange vorbei war. Aber Billy Wilder findet hier im Gegensatz zum Genrekollegen genau das richtige Verhältnis von Komik zu Tragik. Pointen werden durchgehend doppelbödig serviert, das Lachen bleibt in regelmäßigen Abständen im Halse stecken, um immer wieder daran zu erinnern, dass es eigentlich nichts zu lachen gibt. Das Stalag 17 ist ein Ort, an dem die Hoffnung ob der tagtäglichen Ungewissheit, der Langeweile
New from Solzy at the Movies: Stalag 17 Is Available on Blu-ray
#Stalag17 #BillyWilder #film #movies #WW2 #POW #physicalmedia
https://www.solzyatthemovies.com/2024/01/18/stalag-17-is-available-on-blu-ray/
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