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Read the book, and found it to be very complex and difficult to read, but fascinating. Just wondering if the movie did the book justice.mp
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John K
And that's straight from the horse's mouth.Cheers,
Bambi B
I have the Kino dvd."Exclusive features
New digital transfer from the original 35mm negative, supervised by cinemetographer Igor Luther
Letterboxed 1.85:1 with yellow electronic subtitles.
Video essay featuring original set designs, costume sketches, story boards, and behind-the-scenes photographs.
Audio commentary by director Volker Schondroff.
Maurice Jarre's score isolated on alternate audio channel.
Gatefold essay by Annette Insdorf." -- on inside of folded front snapper case cover.
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RubenSan Francisco, California
"The Tin Drum" is classified as child pornography according to the community standards established in Oklahoma City and you can be imprisoned for possession. Local police used Gestapo-type tactics to raid video rental stores and obtained rental lists to arrest current renters.I'm not making this up.
BTW, great film.
and almost rented it, just to see if my next door neighbor cops would arrest me! BTW, the federal judge that ruled that it was NOT child porn is a personal acquaintance, and I know he must have found the whole situation rather humorous.
I gave at the office!
For a brief time back in 1979 or 1980 the movie was shown on HBO until it was quickly pulled due to the suggestive nature of it's content; I thought the movie was excellent, but it was controversial over here from the get-go. OTOH, even suggesting that The Tin Drum ventures into the realm of kiddy porn is a real stretch (i.e., for anyone but the most ardent uptight holy-rollers) since the chrarcter of the little boy continues to mature mentally in spite of the fact that his physical appearance is stunted in response to the horror of growing up Nazi Germany.AuPh
You CAN legally possess it in Oklahoma City--for now.
As I lived in Germany for 17 years I had the capability of understanding the movie in its original language, which often increases the level drastically to understand what the film maker is attempting to convey. The movie is great, but disturbing on many levels. It is one of those movies which needs to be seen several times to completely appreciate it.This movie shared the 1979 Palme d'Or at the Cannes film festival for best film with "Apocalypse Now". It is directed by Volker Schloendorff (one of Germany's top living directors in my opinion) and features the fantastic Mario Adorf in a main role. David Bennent who plays the lead role as "the boy who refuses to grow up" is incredible. This film also won the Oscar in 1980 as best foreign film and the "Golden Bear" (Germany's Oscar) in 1979, in addition to countless other awards worldwide. I would highly recommend this movie.
this is one of those rare instances where the movie offers a perspective of the story hard to get in the book. Is the movie on DVD? I saw it long time ago.
RubenSan Francisco, California
I haven't read the book, but the film is a must see.
Agreed, it's a must see, I'd rate it on a par with Wim Wender's Der Himmel Uber Berlin and Das Boot as two thumbs up sublime German cinema
Mind you, I liked Run, Lola, Run too (don't hold it against me!)
Eric
Tokyo
Interesting. I liked the Wings over Berlin, but always considered it a bit stiff. I personally would take his Alice and the Cities any day. But yes, one of his films SHOULD be chosen when representing German cinema.I have never developed love for Lola. Looked like not much done in the once interesting but tired manner. I thought it was a minor effort.
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