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Sands Films Cinema Club season of screen adaptations of the work of Emile Zola.
Following the screening of two “GERMINAL ” films of last week, it is irresistible to interrupt the ZOLA season to revisit one of the greatest mining films of all times. Pabst's film is based on an actual 1906 mining disaster wherein Germans miners helped in the attempted rescue of trapped French miners. It is set some years later to draw contrast between the miner's solidarity and the wars (past and future) they are made to fight. Pabst’s preeminent sound film encapsulated the hope that cinema might yet usher in a new era of international cooperation.
The claustrophobic condition in the coal mines is grim. When it appears that the French miners are doomed, a powerful sense arises of their being buried alive. It is a projection of the oppressive nature of common labor, for which the entrapment serves as metaphor. Sober and naturalistic, Kameradschaft is a masterpiece.
This page is to obtain access to the Sands Films Cinema Club presentation ONLINE
To attend in person, please CLICK HERE
Sands Films Cinema Club season of screen adaptations of the work of Emile Zola.
Following the screening of two “GERMINAL ” films of last week, it is irresistible to interrupt the ZOLA season to revisit one of the greatest mining films of all times. Pabst's film is based on an actual 1906 mining disaster wherein Germans miners helped in the attempted rescue of trapped French miners. It is set some years later to draw contrast between the miner's solidarity and the wars (past and future) they are made to fight. Pabst’s preeminent sound film encapsulated the hope that cinema might yet usher in a new era of international cooperation.
The claustrophobic condition in the coal mines is grim. When it appears that the French miners are doomed, a powerful sense arises of their being buried alive. It is a projection of the oppressive nature of common labor, for which the entrapment serves as metaphor. Sober and naturalistic, Kameradschaft is a masterpiece.