 |
Die Blechtrommel (1979)Synopsis:
Danzig in the 1920s/1930s. Oskar Matzerath, son of a local dealer, is a most unusual boy. Equipped with full intellect right from his birth he decides at his third birthday not to grow up as he sees the crazy world around him at the eve of World War II. So he refuses the society and his tin drum symbolizes his protest against the middle-class mentality of his family and neighborhood, which stand for all passive people in Nazi Germany at that time. However, (almost) nobody listens to him, so the catastrophe goes on...
Resource Links:
|
|
|
Reviews & Analyses: Die Blechtrommel
Latest Questions |
Having fled to Mexico from the U.S. many years ago for killing his father's murderer, Martin Brady travels to Texas t...
|
 |
Based upon the true story of "Sonny" Wisecarver. In 1944, Sonny made headlines nationwide due to his affairs with 2 o...
|
 |
Tommy Fawkes wants to be a successful comedian but his Las Vegas debut is a failure. He goes back to Blackpool, UK, w...
|
 |
Jerri Blank is a 46-year-old "boozer, user and a loser" who tries to put her life back together again. The reformed r...
|
