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Tyrlop Chairman of the WR Committee

Posts: 1785 Join date: 2008-06-01 Location: Denmark
 | Subject: Movie - Niemandsland Wed May 06, 2009 7:54 pm | |
| ive been searching for this movie for two years, and im serious when i say this. yesterday i found it at last, and damn this is one of my favorit movies now. i think everybody should watch it. so enjoy. Niemandsland No Mans LandHell On Earth Go here to watch the movie: http://www.archive.org/details/HellOnEarthResume from Imdb.com "Niemansland" (No Man's Land) is one of several early talkies produced in the last years of Weimar Germany that the Nazis targetted for total elimination. As with "Kongress Tanzt", and "Dreigroschenoper", not all copies were destroyed. Long thought lost, a print of Niemansland surfaced in the United States and was restored by film archivist Maurice Zouary in 1969. It has now been distributed on VHS by Inkwell Images, Inc.
This film makes a simple human statement against war through brief parallel personal histories of five men, who encounter each other at the nexus of life and death. The culminating scenes are those at the battlefront in World War One. The sympathetic portrayal of a Russian Jew, and the depiction of a rather cosmopolitan and resourceful black man, especially infuriated the brownshirts, perhaps as much as the basic message that war was (and is) the supreme enemy of all.
"Niemansland" must be appreciated as an artifact of its time (1931). The silent era lends much to the acting and pacing, where exaggerated gestures and, frankly, stereotypes of various kinds, bridge the gaps due to the lack of sound. Perhaps this is understandable, since the film is multilingual (the first such of very few in film history), although English is predominant. There is an obvious influence of the silent Eisenstein and his gospel of montage. The musical score by the famous communist composer Hanns Eisler (who first fled Hitler to Hollywood, then fled Joe McCarthy to East Germany, there composing the GDR national anthem) is a fine finishing touch, and actually has been available on LPs and CDs for many years. And Ernst Busch, who was the streetsinger in "Dreigroschenoper" (Three Penny Opera), made the same year, plays the German soldier. Although the German Left was involved in the film's production, the message is pure and simple; there is not a trace of dogmatic sectarianism.
"Niemansland" would make good viewing today for those who are troubled (or should be) by the possibility of yet another war. Feel free to post your comments, and thoughs about this movie. personally i like it very much there are alot of scenes that are very intressting.
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Tyrlop Chairman of the WR Committee

Posts: 1785 Join date: 2008-06-01 Location: Denmark
 | Subject: Re: Movie - Niemandsland Sat May 09, 2009 7:53 pm | |
| how many people watched this movie? everyone who believe in paficism should, anyone who believe in the opposite should also. i will soon post another movie from the weimar republic but this time its for the leftish people. so Look forward to it people! |
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CoolKidX Chairman of the Supreme Council
Posts: 4426 Join date: 2008-02-14 Location: Netherlands
 | Subject: Re: Movie - Niemandsland Sat May 09, 2009 8:15 pm | |
| I have seen it. Oh wait this is wrong one, I saw another movie which looked like it. _________________ "In war, there are no unwounded soldiers."--Jose Narosky "A pessimist is one who makes difficulties of his opportunities; an optimist is one who makes opportunities of his difficulties." --Reginald Mansell Eazy-er Said Than Dunn  
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MightyObserver World Republic Party Member

Posts: 617 Join date: 2008-09-30 Age: 17 Location: Earth
 | Subject: Re: Movie - Niemandsland Sat May 09, 2009 10:10 pm | |
| I watched the begining and never got around to seeing the rest. _________________ "I'm just saying, if we want the world to improve, evil plots, villains, henchmen may be our only hope." - Dr. Horrible, Moist: Humidity RisingLINK |
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Tyrlop Chairman of the WR Committee

Posts: 1785 Join date: 2008-06-01 Location: Denmark
 | Subject: Re: Movie - Niemandsland Sat May 09, 2009 10:23 pm | |
| watch it now! its an order! you will like it.. its a bit slow at the beginning when you meet the characters but about 20 mins in the action starts. |
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CoolKidX Chairman of the Supreme Council
Posts: 4426 Join date: 2008-02-14 Location: Netherlands
 | Subject: Re: Movie - Niemandsland Sat May 09, 2009 10:25 pm | |
| Ok il try when I have the time, Il use the link under the quicktime one becuz' it doesnt work, it just shows the quicktime logo. _________________ "In war, there are no unwounded soldiers."--Jose Narosky "A pessimist is one who makes difficulties of his opportunities; an optimist is one who makes opportunities of his difficulties." --Reginald Mansell Eazy-er Said Than Dunn   |
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Tyrlop Chairman of the WR Committee

Posts: 1785 Join date: 2008-06-01 Location: Denmark
 | Subject: Re: Movie - Niemandsland Tue Jun 09, 2009 10:05 pm | |
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MightyObserver World Republic Party Member

Posts: 617 Join date: 2008-09-30 Age: 17 Location: Earth
 | Subject: Re: Movie - Niemandsland Thu Jun 11, 2009 12:12 am | |
| ...removed by user... _________________ "I'm just saying, if we want the world to improve, evil plots, villains, henchmen may be our only hope." - Dr. Horrible, Moist: Humidity RisingLINK |
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Tyrlop Chairman of the WR Committee

Posts: 1785 Join date: 2008-06-01 Location: Denmark
 | Subject: Re: Movie - Niemandsland Thu Jun 11, 2009 10:47 am | |
| | MightyObserver wrote: | | ...removed by user... |
here you go i posted all 8 parts for you. |
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