Mata Hari and Fraulein Doktor. Two names from the Great War, celebrities of the conflict maybe. Their stories have been told with varying degrees of accuracy over the years. Quite a while ago I reviewed ‘Mata Hari’ (1931) starring Greta ‘Bloody’ Garbo. It was a bit rubbish but ultimately harmless. Then more recently I watched […]
Read more "Mata Hari (1985)"I’ve been aware of this film for just about as long as I’ve been doing this blog. Maybe a bit longer. I know it comes with a bit of a reputation for being a halfway decent film and it’s got a bit of pedigree too what with Audrey Tautou starring in the lead role and […]
Read more "A Very Long Engagement (2004)"Try as I might I just can’t get into silent films. I find them overly theatrical and obvious. I get the different style of story-telling and the differences in pace when compared to modern film but I think my biggest problem is attention span. I find silent films demand so much more of my attention […]
Read more "The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1921)"As a kid I was a big reader, so much so that it affected the teenage me in a strange way. I shambled my way through day to day life with an inner monologue consisting of a poorly written commentary of whatever was happening on the outside. It made me awkward around people and perhaps […]
Read more "Birdsong (2012)"Name a Great Great War Film. ’All Quiet on the Western Front’? ‘Lawrence of Arabia? ‘The African Queen’? Whilst all of these are indeed Great, there’s one film that consistently rates higher than them in film polls around the world. In 1958 at the Brussels World Fair a massive, global film poll was organised. Critics […]
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Great War Films 