The city of Maribor before the Second World War, and Maribor after its liberation is marked by the period in which the film Cafe Astoria is set. With a gentle melancholy and a slight irony, the film relates to the lives of a middle-class family: the café owner, his wife and their son. Through their individual destinies we become acquainted with the social and historical backgro...
Moscow International Film Festival
1983 Nominated Golden Prize
This story is set in Sarajevo in 1941 when the Germans occupied the city, and when Muslims, Christians, and Jews supported each other (for the most part) against the foreign military presence. A Muslim patriarch is hiding a Jewish woman in his house to protect her from the German round-ups. The Christians who live...
该片从德军的角度回顾了在1943年东部战场的一段血腥经历,围绕着一个厌战老兵和一个以谋取铁十字勋章作为人生目标的贵族军官展开。两人的几番较量,代表了当时德军中的两种心态,同时也揭示了战争的终极走向……
1943年,德国战场,德军上尉史特兰斯基刚被提为中队长,他一心想获得德军最高荣誉“铁十字勋章”。上尉想提拔能征善战的史泰纳,可是史泰纳对晋升和荣誉不屑一顾。上尉十分恼火,便将其派往最前线,让史泰 纳的部下在混战中互相残杀。史泰纳怒不可遏,冒着敌人的炮火,紧追上尉复仇……
从人性角度再现血腥战场,在疯狂极端的特殊时刻,人性会展现最美好或最卑劣的一面。德国人也一样,战争带来巨大痛苦,也引发深刻思考。战争是人挑起的,它的残酷和毁灭性,我们没有必要忘记!
点评:该片虽然是美国电影大师、“暴力牛仔"山姆-派金法的惟一一部战争片,但他依然能将《碧血黄沙》式的西部情...