The Bridge

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Wicki, Bernhard, filmmaker .

Kanopy (Firm)

Language:

German

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 104 minutes) digital, .flv file, sound

Place of Publication:

[San Francisco, California, USA] Kanopy Streaming 2016

Summary:

Bernhard Wicki's astonishing The Bridge was the first major antiwar film to come out of Germany after World War II, as well as the nation's first postwar film to be widely shown internationally, even securing an Oscar nomination. Set near the end of the conflict, it follows a group of teenage boys in a small town as they contend with everyday matters like school, girls, and parents, before enlisting as soldiers and being forced to defend their home turf in a confused, terrifying battle. This expressively shot, emotionally bruising drama dared to humanize young German soldiers at a historically tender moment, and proved influential for the coming generation of New German Cinema auteurs. Additional Reading: http://www.criterion.com/current/posts/3609-the-bridge-cannon-fodder

Notes:

In Process Record

Vendor supplied data

Originally produced by Criterion Collection/Janus Films in 1959

OCLC:

945762415

Publisher Number:

1154491 Kanopy

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license