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Story of the Unknown Soldier

Audience Score
77
Story of the Unknown Soldier
NR 11 minDocumentary
For Histoire du soldat inconnu Story of the Unknown Soldier Storck watched newsreels for the whole of 1928 the year when 60 nations signed a pact outlawing war and juxtaposed this heartwarming utopia with the signs of a forthcoming conflict this was in 1932 burgeoning nationalism police brutality excessive colonialism bellicose politics Ferocious editing sarcastically juxtaposes these good intentions with the political farce of speeches and parades all to the tune of factory chimneys collapsing in slow motion and the exhumed body of an unknown soldier cinematekbe

Movie Details

Original Language:French
Production Companies:Films Henri Storck
Movie Tags:
newsreel