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Band of Brothers (2001)
One of the best ever - IMDb #250: #1
I think "Band of Brothers" is a true masterpiece in the history of motion picture. Not only because of its historical accuracy but also because of its presentation of humans in war. It takes its time to present life and death of soldiers in modern war. The action sequences are a major part but "Band of Brothers" true strength to me is the intense presentation of war's dullness, inhumanity and senselessness. It's finally the end of the discussion "Are there two genres - war-movie and anti-war-movie": As soon as war is realistically arranged there does not need to be an "anti-war-movie-genre any more.
All in all, this is not a series of movies but a complete movie on its own.
Recommended to all - especially those who still think there is such thing as SENSE IN WAR.
But finally IMDb leaves us with a secret: Well, why is this not listed in the IMDb #250?! It'd be #1.
Meine Schwester Maria (2002)
Pure Poetry
One of the hardest tasks in filming any plot is to keep dignity when it comes to taboo subjects.
One of those is "getting old". This film offers a close perspective to the come-into-years Maria Schell. Old-time-stories alternate with the difficulty of coping with everyday problems. After all, the film is about anyone...it is our own future. The film's words and pictures are poetry of a very special kind. Its tenderness - which only a brother can film - is without compare: 10!