I've just discovered your substack — and think I'm going to enjoy it very very much indeed. You write beautifullyabout topics that are challenging to put into words. Thank you!
Thanks Victoria, I haven't watched the film but it put me in mind of my recent MA dissertation, which was based around the WW1 nursing memoirs of Mary Borden and the way she wrote about the mutilation of male soldiers. Shocking enough to research; not sure if I can brave a film.
Look forward to checking out your new podcast! Good luck with it : )
Love your analysis of the soldier throwing the hand grenade. I saw an exhibition of Don McCullin's work at the Tate. I wonder how photojournalists who cover war manage to get through it. The horrors that they must witness. It's true what you say about the sanitising of our news media. I was interested to read that New York Times article you linked to which talked about how flag-draped coffins of American soldiers returning home were banned from being shown in the media by the Bush administration because it was too politically damaging. Media censorship in the West is really interesting.
I saw this film on Netflix last week too. I could barely get through it but I forced myself to. It's interesting that it's from the perspective of the Germans, who in Western historiography have been painted as the baddies in WWI. They invaded Belgium in 1914 so they were the aggressors, just like Russia is now. This film moves away from who's to blame though, which I think is really interesting. It's just simply about the dehumanising impact of war on those who are in it. Thanks for the intro to Don McCullin, I didn't know his photography. I've just clicked on his website. Amazing work.
The book was assigned reading when I was in high school (in the 60s) and I vaguely recall seeing a film of that name too. Is the film a remake of a previous All Quiet?
I've just discovered your substack — and think I'm going to enjoy it very very much indeed. You write beautifullyabout topics that are challenging to put into words. Thank you!
Thanks Victoria, I haven't watched the film but it put me in mind of my recent MA dissertation, which was based around the WW1 nursing memoirs of Mary Borden and the way she wrote about the mutilation of male soldiers. Shocking enough to research; not sure if I can brave a film.
Look forward to checking out your new podcast! Good luck with it : )
Love your analysis of the soldier throwing the hand grenade. I saw an exhibition of Don McCullin's work at the Tate. I wonder how photojournalists who cover war manage to get through it. The horrors that they must witness. It's true what you say about the sanitising of our news media. I was interested to read that New York Times article you linked to which talked about how flag-draped coffins of American soldiers returning home were banned from being shown in the media by the Bush administration because it was too politically damaging. Media censorship in the West is really interesting.
I saw this film on Netflix last week too. I could barely get through it but I forced myself to. It's interesting that it's from the perspective of the Germans, who in Western historiography have been painted as the baddies in WWI. They invaded Belgium in 1914 so they were the aggressors, just like Russia is now. This film moves away from who's to blame though, which I think is really interesting. It's just simply about the dehumanising impact of war on those who are in it. Thanks for the intro to Don McCullin, I didn't know his photography. I've just clicked on his website. Amazing work.
The book was assigned reading when I was in high school (in the 60s) and I vaguely recall seeing a film of that name too. Is the film a remake of a previous All Quiet?