Oscars 2023: How All Quiet on the Western Front changed our image of war

Netflix's Oscar-nominated epic All Quiet on the Western Front tells the story of World War I from the losing, German perspective, showing the "Great War" as unheroic, muddy, bloody and brutish. The filmmakers drew on the original 1929 German novel by Erich Maria Remarque and two earlier film adaptations which, together, helped change our vision of war in popular culture. On this episode of Arts Unveiled we explore How All Quiet on the Western Front changed the way film depicts war and the obstacles including Nazi censorship faced by writers and filmmakers. For more visit: https://www.dw.com/en/culture/s-1441 ⮞ Follow DW Culture on Facebook:   / dw.culture   ⮞ Follow DW Culture on Twitter: twitter.com/DW_Culture Please follow DW's netiquette: https://p.dw.com/p/MF1G 00:00 Intro 01:26 The start of the war 03:33 The history behind the book 05:40 The first movie adaptation 06:45 The portrayal of war in the new movie 09:24 The Nazi censorship 10:54 The second US version 11:33 Differences Between Book and Film 13:39 There are no winners in war 15:04 Outro #dwhistoryandculture #oscars2023 #worldwar1