The tin drum = Die Blechtrommel

The tin drum Die Blechtrommel

DVD - 2013

Oskar is born in Germany in 1924 with an advanced intellect. Repulsed by the hypocrisy of adults and the irresponsibility of society, he refuses to grow older after his third birthday. While the chaotic world around him careers toward the madness and folly of World War II, Oskar pounds incessantly on his beloved tin drum and perfects his uncannily piercing shrieks. An adaptation of Gunter Grass's acclaimed novel, characterized by surreal imagery, arresting eroticism, and clear-eyed satire.

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Subjects
Grass, Günter, > 1927-2015 > Film adaptations.
Nazis > Germany > Drama.
Germany > Social conditions > 1918-1933 > Drama.
Germany > Social conditions > 1933-1945 > Drama.
War films.
Film adaptations.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Genres
War films
Film adaptations
Feature films
Fiction films
Video recordings for the hearing impaired
Published
[Irvington, New York] : Criterion Collection [2013]
Language
German
English
Corporate Authors
Franz Seitz Film, Bioskop-Film, Artemis Productions, Hallelujah-Film, GGB 14.KG, Argos Films, Jadran Film, Film Polski
Corporate Authors
Franz Seitz Film (production company), Bioskop-Film, Artemis Productions, Hallelujah-Film, GGB 14.KG, Argos Films, Jadran Film, Film Polski
Other Authors
Volker Schlöndorff (film director), Eberhard Junkersdorf (film producer), Franz Seitz (screenwriter), Jean-Claude Carrière, 1931-2021 (actor), Mario Adorf (-), Angela Winkler, 1944-, David Bennent, Katharina Thalbach, 1954-, Daniel Olbrychski, Berta Drews, Tina Engel, 1950-, Heinz Bennent, Ernst Jacobi, 1933-, Andréa Ferréol, 1947-, Charles Aznavour, Günter Grass, 1927-2015
Edition
Director-approved two-DVD spedial edition ; DVD edition
Item Description
Based on the novel by Günter Grass.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1979.
Special features: Disc 1: New, restored high-definition digital transfer of the complete version. Disc 2: New interview with Schlondorff about the making of "The tin drum"; new interview with film scholar Timothy Corrigan; German audio recording from 1987 of author Günter Grass reading his novel; Television interview excerpts featuring Schlondorff, Grass and cast; Trailer. Booklet featuring an essay by critic Geoffrey Macnab and more.
Physical Description
2 videodiscs (163 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
Format
DVD; NTSC; region 1; Dolby Digital 5.1 ; widescreen, 1.66:1 aspect ratio.
Audience
Rating: R.
Awards
Academy Award Winner (1980): Best foreign language film.
Production Credits
Art director, Nicos Perakis ; set designer, Bernd Lepel ; director of photography, Igor Luther ; editor, Suzanne Baron ; music, Maurice Jarre.
ISBN
9781604656824
9786314913878
Contents unavailable.
Review by Library Journal Review

A preternaturally wise three-year-old boy quite literally refuses to grow up, banging on his tin drum and shrieking in a glass-shattering pitch in order to protest the hypocrisy in his own family and society around him with the rise of Nazism. An evocative, surrealist allegory, Volker Schlondorff's masterly adaptation of Gunter Grass's acclaimed 1959 novel is a veritable classic. Digitally restored, with 21 additional minutes in this "director's cut," Drum beats a resounding anti-Fascist message. Essential for foreign-film fans everywhere. (c) Copyright 2013. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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