This is a short post but one that I think worth sharing. Last Friday I went to the open air cinema in Innsbruck with a friend and we sat through the pouring rain under approximately 75% protection from our umbrellas watching Der Stille Berg (The Silent Mountain).
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Der Stille Berg (trailer link) is set in South Tirol during the 1st World War, and though it focuses on a love relationship between a young Austrian and an Italian girl, it does a beautiful job of simultaneously highlighting the futility and community wrenching truth of war. It's not a film that one would describe as 'nice' per se, but, in that it invites and impels the viewer to contemplate the current world situation through the eyes of history - it is excellent. It's in the German (Tirolean dialect) and Italian (maybe also Tirolean dialect) languages, but perhaps if you don't possess these, there is a sub-titled version available somewhere. Whatever - Go see it!
Thanks Dave, for your take on our movie THE SILENT MOUNTAIN, I am glad that it triggered a reflection on the current state of affairs. I will share your take on our FB page.
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Ernst Gossner
Danke Ernst, der film hat mich wirklich zum nachdenken gebracht. Gratuliere!
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