{"product_id":"germany-year-zero-lamore","title":"GERMANY YEAR ZERO (+ L'AMORE) - DVD","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eGERMANY YEAR ZERO (DVD)\u003cbr\u003eA film by Roberto Rossellini\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe concluding part of Roberto Rossellini's celebrated War Trilogy, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eGermany Year Zero\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, is presented here in a new restoration.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAmidst the war-torn ruins of Berlin in the period immediately after the Second World War a twelve-year old boy, Edmund, struggles to support his family his ailing father and un-registered brother unable to provide for them. Left to his own devices, Edmund wanders around the devastated city, getting caught up in black market schemes and falling prey to the pernicious influence of a Nazi-sympathising former teacher with tragic consequences.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis heart-rending portrait of a decimated post-war European city is a damning indictment of war and fascism and remains one of the most effecting films in the history of cinema.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSpecial features\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"a-unordered-list a-vertical\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNewly remastered presentation\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eL'Amore\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (Roberto Rossellini, 1948, 70 mins): Rossellini's controversial two-part anthology film showcasing the manifold talents of Anna Magnani. The first part, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eA Human Voice\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eis written by Jean Cocteau, and the second, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Miracle\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is written by Federico Fellini, who also puts in an acting turn\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIllustrated booklet featuring essays and credits\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGermany, Italy | 1948 | black and white | German language, with optional English subtitles | 71 minutes | Original aspect ratio 1.33:1 | DVD9 | PAL | Cert PG | Region 2 DVD\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eReview\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe colossal rubble of Berlin is not just an analogue to the collapse of the social order but an amazing sight, and the movie makes you feel the weight of every smashed façade and fallen stone. --David Denby, New Yorker\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn uncomfortable, powerful film. --Kim Newman, Empire\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe documentary footage of a decimated Berlin is still enormously powerful, especially when compared to the coverage of that other vanquished, but unscathed, capital in Rome, Open City. --Radiotimes.com\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BFI","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46600838578350,"sku":"BFIV2029","price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0583\/4614\/3918\/files\/germany-year-zer-lime-light.jpg?v=1754409436","url":"https:\/\/limelightcollection.co.uk\/en-us\/products\/germany-year-zero-lamore","provider":"Limelight Collection","version":"1.0","type":"link"}