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The Tin Drum
1980
The Tin Drum (German: Die Blechtrommel, pronounced [diː ˈblɛçˌtʁɔml̩] ⓘ) is a 1959 novel by Günter Grass, the first book of his Danzig Trilogy. It was adapted into a 1979 film, which won both the 1979 Palme d'Or and the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1980.
- Günter Grass
- 1959
Apr 11, 1980 · The Tin Drum is a 1979 Oscar-winning film about a boy who refuses to grow up and protests against the Nazi regime in Danzig. The film is based on Günter Grass's novel and features David Bennent, Mario Adorf and Angela Winkler in the cast.
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- Drama, War
- Volker Schlöndorff
- 1980-04-11
The Tin Drum (German: Die Blechtrommel) is a 1979 internationally co-produced magical realistic dark comedy anti-war film adaptation of Günter Grass's novel of the same name, directed by Volker Schlöndorff from a screenplay co-written by Schlöndorff, Jean-Claude Carrière, and Franz Seitz.
The Tin Drum, picaresque novel by Günter Grass, a purported autobiography of a dwarf who lives through the birth and death of Nazi Germany, published in 1959 as Die Blechtrommel. The work’s protagonist, Oskar Matzerath, narrates the novel from an asylum for the insane. He claims to have consciously.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
A film adaptation of Günter Grass's novel about Oskar Matzerath, a dwarf who refuses to grow up and protests against Nazi Germany. Learn about his family, his drum, his loves, and his fate in this plot summary and synopsis from IMDb.
Roger Ebert criticizes the film for its allegorical style and its protagonist, a little boy who refuses to grow up. He questions the symbolism of the tin drum and the film's connection to the historical events of World War II.
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THE TIN DRUM, which earned the Palme d’Or at Cannes and the Academy Award for best foreign-language film, is Volker Schlöndorff’s visionary adaptation of Nobel laureate Günter Grass’ acclaimed novel, characterized by surreal imagery, arresting eroticism, and clear-eyed satire.
