Die Blechtrommel [videorecording (DVD)]= Tin drum / Janus Films ; eine deutsch/franz�osische Gemeinschaftsproduktion der Franz Seitz Film, Bioskop Film, Artemis Film, Hallelujah-Film, GGB 14.KG, Argos Films Paris ; Drehbuch (screenplay), Jean-Claude Carri�ere, Franz Seitz, Volker Schl�ondorff and G�unter Grass ; Herstellungsleitung (ex, pro), Eberhard Junkersdorf ; Produzent, Franz Seitz ; Regie (dir), Volker Schl�ondorff ; in Zusammenarbeit mit Jadran Film, Zagreb und Film Polski, Warschav.
Format:
[videorecording (DVD)]=
Publisher:
Criterion Collection :
Copyright Date:
2013
Description:
2 videodiscs (163 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (16 p. : col. ill. ; 18 cm.)
Mario Adorf, Angela Winkler, David Bennent, Katharina Thalbach, Daniel Olbrychski, Berta Drews, Tina Engel, Heinz Bennent, Ernst Jacobi, Andr�ea Ferreol, Charles Aznavour. Based on the novel by G�unter 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 G�unter Grass reading his novel; Television interview excerpts featuring Schlondorff, Grass and cast; Trailer. Booklet featuring an essay by critic Michael Atkinson and more.
Summary:
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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