Once More Unto the Breach (2019)

Original title

Il varco

Directed by

Michele Manzolini, Federico Ferrone

Genre

documentary film

Country

Italy

Runtime

1h 10m

Rating

6.4 of 10 from 7 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This film is a work of fiction built entirely from World War II archive footage. It follows soldiers moving through wartime landscapes, focusing on the physical and emotional experience of combat. The film uses the found materials to create a new narrative about war.

archivalreflectivesombermeditativehistoricalfragmentedgrittyimmersive

What happens

Once More Unto the Breach (Italian: Il varco, lit. 'The Gate') is a fiction film created with archive materials shot during World War II. The film's premiere took place during the 76th Venice Film Festival. In 2020, the film editor Maria Fantastica Valmori won the award for best editing at the European Film Awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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