Fascinating allegory with war, death themes and little boy who won't grow up.
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03/22/08
The Tin Drum (1979)
75 %
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Reviews Counted: 12
Fresh: 9
Rotten:3
Average Rating: 7.3/10
Runtime: 2 hrs 22 mins
Genre: Foreign Films
Synopsis: Novelist Günter Grass assisted in this brilliant film adaptation of his groundbreaking novel, which depicts the significant events in German history since the turn of the century as seen through the eyes of a bizarre child. In this... [More]
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Technically and stylistically, The Tin Drum is an astounding work. Thematically, it strives for an importance it only sometimes achieves
10/04/06
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06/24/06
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Oskar's story touches on so many facets of life it's hard to know where to start analyzing.
05/09/04
The Tin Drum is a lusty, volatile, surreal and chlling view of the rise and fall of the Third Reich.
01/29/04
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05/20/03
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Schlöndorff’s treatment of this material is horribly flawed because he’s too interested in making the audience feel comfortable before he starts damning everything.
08/06/02
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