Review of Paths of Glory (1957) by Marc R — 06 Sep 2012
It is here that Kubrick announced himself as one of the great directors, and it is the most humorless movie he ever made. It is also arguably the definitive anti-war film, bereft of exhilarating action or thrilling sequences, leaving only death, despair, and hypocrisy in its wake.
This terse, stark war film makes powerful statements on institutional failings and the absurdity of war. Trench combat is depicted in vivid images and deft, fluid tracking shots, and Kirk Douglas is intense but restrained as Col.
Dax, a man searching for reason in a world that seems empty of it. This is one of the great war films.
This review of Paths of Glory (1957) was written by Marc R on 06 Sep 2012.
Paths of Glory has generally received very positive reviews.
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