A mediocre piece of realist propaganda, now elevated to the ranks of "film greats" because of its conformity to certain techniques of the era, this film has nothing to offer except rigid, clichéd "villains" (the Germans) and the "noble born oppressed" (Italians). It is sentimentalizing at its worse, I particularly found the portrayal of the German commander weak, as he looked like a gerbil, and did not seem very apt or capable. There is very little in the way of story and the expected brutality of the Germans is what takes up the greater part of the screen time, how predictable. . . . .
It is sentimentalizing at its worse, I particularly found the portrayal of the German soldiers weak, as they looked like gerbils, and did not seem very apt or capable. There is very little in the way of story and the expected brutality of the Germans is what takes up the greater part of the screen time, how predictable.
At least that is how I see it.
It is sentimentalizing at its worse, I particularly found the portrayal of the German soldiers weak, as they looked like gerbils, and did not seem very apt or capable. There is very little in the way of story and the expected brutality of the Germans is what takes up the greater part of the screen time, how predictable.
At least that is how I see it.