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Jul 12, 2014hesselugano rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Perhaps this was Volker Schlondorf's homage to "Die Bletchtrommel" the amazing novel penned by Nobel laureate Gunther Grass. Schlondorf chose an extremely difficult novel to transcribe into a film. I believe it was a creditable attempt on Schlondorf's part. I also believe it was the films artistic merit that saved it from the censorship problems that beset Pekinpah's "Straw Dogs" or Kubrik's "Clockwork Orange". It is a shame those who found the film overly long or too disturbing were unable to appreciate Igor Luther's fabulous cinematography.