Berlin 2006: Is Dresden Burning?
"German filmmakers have tackled the touchy subject of whether the Allied firebombing of Dresden at the end of World War Two was a ‘war crime’ with a carefully balanced melodrama that got its worldwide premiere on Monday.
"Showing the German point of view of anything in World War Two is always likely to cause a stir — and that’s precisely what the makers of Dresden said they want to achieve.
"Dresden, which premiered at the European Film Market at the Berlin Film Festival, quickly reopened old wounds about what many Germans privately call a war crime — and even act of terror." Erik Kirschbaum via Reuters.
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Directed by Roland Suso Richter, the made-for-TV miniseries Dresden stars Marie Bäumer, Susanne Bormann, Michael [...]
by Andre Soares | February 14, 2006
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Tags: Berlin 2006, Berlin Film Festival, Dresden, Film Festivals, Political Movies, Roland Suso Richter, War Movies
