The Darkness of War in WOODEN CROSSES

The Darkness of War in WOODEN CROSSES

2 Episodes

Observations on Film Art No. 16

Professor Kristin Thompson explores how Raymond Bernard evoked the horror and despair of battle in his shatteringly realistic World War I film.

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The Darkness of War in WOODEN CROSSES

2 Episodes

  • The Darkness of War in WOODEN CROSSES
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    The Darkness of War in WOODEN CROSSES
    Episode 1

    The Darkness of War in WOODEN CROSSES

    Episode 1

    Professor Kristin Thompson explores how Raymond Bernard evoked the horror and despair of battle in his shatteringly realistic World War I film.

  • Wooden Crosses
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    Wooden Crosses
    Episode 2

    Wooden Crosses

    Episode 2

    Directed by Raymond Bernard • 1932 • France

    Hailed by the New York Times on its Paris release as "one of the great films in motion picture history" Raymond Bernard's WOODEN CROSSES, France's answer to All Quiet on the Western Front, still stuns with its depiction of the travails of one French re...

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