Military topics remain one of the favorite categories. But not only domestic cinema periodically releases pictures devoted to the events of 1941-1945. What famous German films about the war?
Female courage
In his picture, Paul Verhoeven considers military events through the eyes of a German woman of Jewish origin. Rachel and his family flee from fascist persecution. After the organized raid, she remains the only one who survived. A young woman flees to the Netherlands, seeking support there. In an unfamiliar state, Rachel becomes a secret spy, joining the Resistance. She gets close to senior German figures, not forgetting the main goal - to find those who destroyed her loved ones ...
According to critics, the Black Book is the best German film about the war of 1941-1945. He went to hire in many countries, recouped the budget spent, won international awards. A curious fact is known about its creation: as Paul Verhoeven admitted, he developed the idea of a painting for more than ten years.
For love - even for war
Only the melodrama, which tells about fortitude, can compete with the Black Book . Charlotte arrived from Scotland to London, where she met a military pilot. Peter goes to war, and soon there is a message about his loss. Believing that the beloved is alive, Charlotte goes to occupied France in search of him. Here she becomes a secret agent. She will save the lives of young children and undermine the train with tanks. And also to meet a new love and decide which way to go after the end of the armed confrontation ... The best German films about the war include the picture “Charlotte Gray”. The main role was brilliantly played by the owner of the Oscar Cate Blanchett.
To not give up!
At the height of the war, German fascists are gathering Jews across the country in droves. Desiring to destroy the people they hate, they take them to the famous Auschwitz concentration camp. Representatives of different ages and professions gather in one of the cars: boxers, scientists, old, young. The iron gates of the death camp are already visible on the horizon, and several people are making a desperate attempt to escape from a racing train ... Do you want to see a dramatic story about people who fully believe in the best? Then watch German films about the war and especially the 2006 drama “Last Hand Movement”.
Thin forced revenge
The 1975 painting “The Old Gun” is truly considered a classic of the military genre. Events unfold in France, when the last year is left before the ceasefire. Julien without rest works as a surgeon in a hospital, being a member of the Resistance. To protect his family, he sends his wife and daughter to a quiet village. However, returning after them later, he finds them dead, and the SS men are satisfied with the work done. Having lured them into an old castle, which embittered Julien knows like the back of his hand, he takes out a family gun and proceeds to retaliation ... German films about World War II like this one will cause a lot of empathy and bitterness. For their dramatic play, leading actors Philippe Noiret and Romy Schneider received widespread public acclaim.
To love to protect. Live to die
This story tells about a student who, having joined the anti-fascist movement “White Rose”, distributes leaflets at the height of the war. Together with his brother, Sofia is arrested in two counts. The girl has only a few days to live. She takes the blame on herself, thereby protecting people close to her ...
German films about World War II prove that not only the horrors of bloody battles become the center of the story. “The Last Days of Sophia Scholl” is one of the strongest psychological dramas. She collected a large number of positive reviews and was awarded a number of awards. The picture tells about the most sacrificial act that a person can go to - to give his life for the sake of another ...
Internal change
Dramatic German films about the war show the specter terrible events from different angles. Moving away from the battlefield, the plot takes us to the city collector. His worker was unlikely to suspect how the service could save him from a death sentence. Once Leopold meets a group of Jews who are hiding from the Nazis who came. They are ready to pay any money, and the hero places them in the underground labyrinths, risking his own life. For more than a year men, women and children have been hiding in hatches until a cynical Leopold has a feeling of compassion for them ...
The tape “In the Dark” was awarded at the 2012 Oscars. And although she never managed to get the statuette, she is rightfully considered worthy of being appreciated by each viewer.
War is the meaning of life
The teenager was an ordinary Norwegian citizen until the invaders entered his hometown. In Europe, the Second World War was raging with might and main. Without inaction, the young man enters into the saboteurs of the Resistance. In a short time he turns into the commander of his own group of fighters, selflessly challenging the invaders. From now on, without a war the main character does not represent himself. What to do when it ends? German film about the war of 1941-1945. “Max Manus” tells a complex dramatic story about how one event can turn the usual way of life.
Tasteful Revenge
According to Quentin Tarantino, he developed the idea of this film for a long time, wanting to make it international. Apparently, the director fulfilled his plan. The modern adaptation of the famous 1978 film has gathered a dizzying box office and deserved an Oscar, which few German war films can boast of.
“Inglourious Basterds” combined the features of drama, action and “black” comedy. The plot of the picture is quite simple. A group of secret American soldiers are landing in occupied France. Its purpose is to capture the Nazis and their subsequent destruction with particular cruelty and cynicism ...
What else to see
The examples discussed above are not an exhaustive list of military-themed paintings. We present a list of German films about the war, which may also be interesting:
- The Iron Cross (1977).
- “Flames and Citron” (2008).
- “Roundup” (2010).
- “Rommel” (2012).
- “Lore” (2012).