While the filmmaking craft behind the film is pure Polanski, it stands out as one of the director’s most straightforward and unironic narratives. For Polanski, who as a child survived the Krakow Ghetto after losing his mother, the film about a Polish Jewish musician’s (played by Adrien Brody) struggle to stay alive after the Nazis invade Poland is clearly and deeply personal. Roman Polanski’s Best Director victory was one of the most surprising in Oscar history.
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Focusing on the value of a single human life across a series of battles in which brave men dropped like flies, “Saving Private Ryan” rekindled our love of World War II movies by stripping the genre of its romantic veneer. Steven Spielberg’s 1998 masterpiece changed the game by bringing us closer to the action than ever before, beginning with the peerlessly visceral Normandy Beach sequence that captured the grotesque horror show of an invasion and showed them to us as though we were there on the sands of France.
There are war movies before “Saving Private Ryan,” and war movies after “Saving Private Ryan.” No other film on this list did more to fundamentally alter how we envision the greatest armed conflict of the 20th Century, and no other film on this list did more to fundamentally alter how we represent it onscreen. The 15 Best Survival Movies, from 'Cast Away' to 'The Revenant'ĩ Inspiring LGBTQ Short Films from Rising Filmmakers Watch: Steven Spielberg's Short War Film 'Escape to Nowhere' From 1961 Some of their personal struggles came to represent the conflict that enveloped so many, but these specific tales left indelible marks in our conception of a war that ended over seven decades ago.īrad Pitt Broke Up 'Volatile' Interaction with Shia LaBeouf on 'Fury' Set, Scott Eastwood Says Their weapons and their ideologies were varied, but this was history guided by people not easily categorized in simple moral columns. The best of these modern WWII films never lose sight of the idea that this was a conflict fought by individuals. Writer/Director Sean Ellis uses the true-life mission as a backdrop for a talented ensemble, including Cillian Murphy, Jamie Dornan and Toby Jones. “Anthropoid” uncovers an episode from before the fighting stopped, focusing on the attempt to assassinate high-ranking SS General Reinhard Heydrich. A global conflict that has yielded global stories, World War II continues to be the basis for films that challenge our perceptions. This week, “Anthropoid” looks to join the ranks of a rich and complex cinematic history: films about World War II. “ Anthropoid ” is now playing in theaters. Editor’s Note: This article is presented in partnership with Bleecker Street’s release of “Anthropoid,” directed by Sean Ellis and starring Jamie Dornan and Cillian Murphy.
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