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
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
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)
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