Germany Year Zero (1948) BFI Criterion 1080p BluRay HEVC FLAC-SARTRE + Extras

In the third and final film of Rossellini's WWII trilogy, the director shifts his focus from his native Italy to the bombed-out ruins of Berlin, where 12-year-old Edmund Koehler struggles for survival. Among the nine people he lives with are: a father, who is suffering from malnutrition and a fatal illness; a brother, who is a former Nazi soldier hiding to avoid arrest; and a sister, who has turned to prostitution. Scouring the rubble-strewn city for food, money, and cigarettes, he comes upon a former teacher, Herr Enning (Erich Guhne), who evinces a barely restrained sexual attraction to the boy while providing him with records of Hitler's speeches that can be bartered on the black market. He also drums into the boy a classic piece of Nazi propaganda about the importance of having the courage to let the weak be destroyed. Under his influence, the confused young protagonist heads down a tragic path.

NOTE: I used the superior BFI release for the movie and included the Criterion Extras



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Criterion Extras

• Introduction - presented here is an archival introduction by Roberto Rossellini which was filmed for Roberto Rossellini Presents, a 1963 French television series introducing his films. It was directed by Jean-Marie Coldefy. In French, with optional English subtitles. (4 min, 720p).

• Italian Credits and Prologue - the Italian theatrical release of Germany, Year Zero opened with Italian-language credits and a voice-over prologue. Both are presented here. In Italian, with optional English subtitles. (3 min, 720p).

• Roberto Rosselini - presented here is an archival documentary film that takes a closer look at Roberto Rossellini's extraordinary life and legacy. Included in it are clips from archival interviews with Ingrid Bergman, Francois Truffaut, Martin Scorsese, Federico Fellini, Marcella De Marchis Rossellini, and Sergio Amidei, amongst others. The documentary was produced by Carlo Lizzani (Wake Up and Kill). In English, Italian and French, with optional English subtitles where necessary. (66 min, 720p).

1. An auteur and a realist
2. Short films to war films
3. Germany Year Zero/Amore
4. Hollywood and Ingrid
5. Langlois and a new home
6. From India to television
7. The history of man

• Letters from the Front: Carlo Lizzani on "Germany, Year Zero" - Carlo Lizzani was the only Italian hired to work on Roberto Rossellini's international crew for Germany, Year Zero. In this podium discussion from the Tutto Rossellini conference in Pesaro, Italy, in June 1987, the Carlo Lizzani discusses his role as assistant director on the film. In Italian, with optional English subtitles. (24 min, 720p).

• Adriano Apra - presented here is an archival video interview with renowned Italian film historian, teacher, and critic Adriano Apra in which he discusses Roberto Rossellini's Germany, Year Zero and the socio-political environment in which the film was produced. The interview was conducted exclusively for Criterion in 2009. In Italian, with optional English subtitles. (13 min, 720p).

• Paolo and Vittorio Taviani - presented here is an archival interview with directors Paolo and Vittorio Taviani (The Night of the Shooting Stars, Kaos) in which they discuss the enormous impact the films (with specific comments about Paisan) of Roberto Rosselini had on them and their work. The interview was conducted in 2009. In Italian, with optional English subtitles. (8 min, 720p).

• Roberto and Roswitha - in this 2009 illustrated essay, German film scholar Thomas Meder, author of a book on Roberto Rssellini's Paisan and writer Klaus Mann, presents evidence that Germany, Year Zero was a labor of love and came about partly as a result of Roberto Rossellini's relationship with Roswitha Schmidt, hi mistress from 1942 to 1946. With text and images (4 min, 720p).