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Title | Author | Year of Publication | Country | Abstract |
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Phoenix | Petzold, Christian | 2014 | Germany |
Phoenix explores the multiple layers of deceit during and after World War II. Nelly, a Holocaust survivor, returns to Germany with the intention of reuniting with her husband, but surgery to repair her wounds leaves her face unrecognizable. She ... |
Loin des Hommes / Far From Men | Oelhoffen, David | 2014 | France |
Based on the 1957 novella, L'Hôte (The Guest), by Albert Camus, David Oelhoefen directs this story the story of two men on opposite sides of the Algerian War (1954–62) who find common ground. Daru, an Algerian-born French teacher of... |
Soldat Blanc / White Soldier | Zonca, Erick | 2014 | France |
This French television film explores the myths and ideas of nationalism through the Indochina War. André Cariou and Robert Tual arrive in Saigon in November 1945 with the belief that they are there to expel Japanese troops. They discover that... |
14 – Diaries of the Great War | Peter, Jan | 2014 | Germany; United Kingdom |
This serial and epic documentary uses re-enactments and animations to tell the story of World War I through the eyes of ordinary people. It explores the lives of housewives, journalists, workers, and volunteers across Europe and North America... |
Ceux de 14 | Schatzky, Olivier | 2014 | France |
Inspired by the memoirs of Maurice Genevoix, this television series explores the loss of innocence and bonds of brotherhood forged during World War I. Genevoix eagerly volunteers for the French Army when war breaks out, but such excitement... |
Marie Curie, une femme sur le front | Brunard, Alain | 2014 | France |
A made-for-television movie, Marie Curie chronicles the young French scientist's contributions to the homefront and professional medicine during World War I. In 1914 Curie set out to work in military hospitals. Amidst the backdrop of ... |
1864 | Bornedal, Ole | 2014 | Denmark |
This controversial TV series explores the meaning and legacy of 1864, when Denmark lost the Second Schleswig War as well as its world power status. Two brothers follow in their father's footsteps and enlist in the Danish Army to fight Prussia for... |