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Story of the Unknown Soldier

Story of the Unknown Soldier

Jan 01, 1932 11m
7.7
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Synopsis

For Histoire du soldat inconnu (Story of the Unknown Soldier) Storck watched newsreels for the whole of 1928, the year when 60 nations signed a pact outlawing war, and juxtaposed this heart-warming utopia with the signs of a forthcoming conflict (this was in 1932) – burgeoning nationalism, police brutality, excessive colonialism, bellicose politics. Ferocious editing sarcastically juxtaposes these good intentions with the political farce of speeches and parades, all to the tune of factory chimneys collapsing in slow motion and the exhumed body of an “unknown soldier”. —cinematek.be

Title Story of the Unknown Soldier
Companies Films Henri Storck
Countries Belgium
Keywords newsreel
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