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Focusing on the evolution of anti-war cinema, the book examines how films transitioned from propaganda tools during World War I to reflections of conflict rejection by the 1920s. Andrew Kelly analyzes significant works from Britain, America, Germany, and France, highlighting key films such as Bertha Von Suttner's 1914 Lay Down your Arms and Lewis Milestone's All Quiet on the Western Front, culminating in Stanley Kubrick's Paths of Glory. The exploration reveals cinema's powerful role in shaping societal attitudes towards war.
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Cinema and the Great War, Andrew Kelly
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- Released
- 1997
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- Title
- Cinema and the Great War
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Andrew Kelly
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Released
- 1997
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 234
- ISBN13
- 9780415052030
- Category
- Social sciences, History
- Description
- Focusing on the evolution of anti-war cinema, the book examines how films transitioned from propaganda tools during World War I to reflections of conflict rejection by the 1920s. Andrew Kelly analyzes significant works from Britain, America, Germany, and France, highlighting key films such as Bertha Von Suttner's 1914 Lay Down your Arms and Lewis Milestone's All Quiet on the Western Front, culminating in Stanley Kubrick's Paths of Glory. The exploration reveals cinema's powerful role in shaping societal attitudes towards war.