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- In his auteurist film history “The American Cinema” (1968), the critic Andrew Sarris compared similar scenes in two World War I films, King Vidor’s “The Big Parade” (1925) and Lewis Milestone’s “All Quiet on the Western Front” (1930), the first screen adaptation of Erich Maria Remarque’s 1929 novel.
www.nytimes.com › 2022/10/27 › movies‘All Quiet on the Western Front’ Review: The Spectacle of War
Feb 22, 2023 · Lewis Milestone’s epic World War I film — 1930’s “All Quiet on the Western Front” — still stands as a blunt antiwar powerhouse, showing the carnage and futility of the Great War. (Universal...
Mar 27, 2023 · The biggest difference between the two theatrical versions of "All Quiet on the Western Front" is the specific perspective they bring to the story of German soldier Paul Bäumer and his...
Feb 19, 2024 · By Jake Dee. Published Feb 19, 2024. Discover which version of the antiwar movie All Quiet on the Western Front reigns supreme. CBS/Netflix/Universal Pictures. Summary. The original 1930...
- Jake Dee
- Felix Kammerer, Albrecht Schuch, Daniel Brühl
- Edward Berger
Oct 27, 2022 · In his auteurist film history “The American Cinema” (1968), the critic Andrew Sarris compared similar scenes in two World War I films, King Vidor’s “The Big Parade” (1925) and Lewis...
- Edward Berger
- 3 min
- The Armistice Subplot
- The Homefront
- Timing
- The Horror of War: Coffin Shelling vs Tanks and Flamethrowers
- The Main Villain
- The Ending
A key difference between the two works is that the ‘signing of the armistice’ subplot is completely missing from the novel. In the film, a beaten German political delegation head to Compiegne to push for a reasonable peace, with the French General Staff being less than willing to compromise. This both gives a sense of the German army collapsing in ...
There are two chapters in the novel where Paul returns to Germany for rest and recuperation. The first is on leave, where he also goes on a training course. In the second he is badly injured after an attack and is taken to hospital. In the book’s home leave he tries to acquaint himself with his family. They are putting on a brave face with food in ...
While both the novel and the film are set in the later years of the war, most of the film’s action occurs in late 1918, when the German army was collapsing. The book is far more spread out, which allows for the return of Paul to the home front, as well as a brief romantic tryst he has with a French girl. In the film version, near the start of the 1...
The most shocking part of the book is when Paul’s unit find themselves under heavy shelling in a graveyard, and are forced to take cover amongst decomposing remains and coffins. This would be so gruesome on film that audiences might find it gratuitous, yet it is an appallingly powerful moment in the novel. The film is not, however, short of horrifi...
The antagonist in the film version is the out of touch Prussian General Friedrichs, who pointlessly sends the broken company to their deaths on the very day of the Armistice. He works as a device to explain the disconnect between regular soldiers and the officer class, if perhaps a little blatantly. In the book the antagonist is the furious parade ...
If I had one complaint about the 2022 film of All Quiet on the Western Front, it was the slightly over stylised ending. It is firstly somewhat unclear why Paul and Kat would risk their lives to attempt to steal a goose again given they know the war is coming to an end very soon. Meanwhile, the boy who shoots Kat comes out of nowhere. This isn’t in ...
May 12, 2024 · The first movie to win both Best Picture and Best Director at the Oscars, the 1930 adaptation of All Quiet on the Western Front offered a profound and brutal reflection on the realities of war and serves as the best adaptation of Remarque's acclaimed novel. Sources: MovieWeb, Legion Magazine. All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)
Oct 26, 2022 · Here are the differences between Netflix's adaptation of All Quiet on the Western Front and the original book. How different is Berger’s take on the literary masterpiece from the original...
