Credit Card Processing






  Home > All Titles >

Unter den Bruecken (Under the Bridges) (1946) Helmut Kautner; Hannelore Schroth
Unter den Bruecken (Under the Bridges) (1946) Helmut Kautner; Hannelore Schroth
 
$11.50


Availability:: Usually Ships in 24 to 48 Hours
Product Code: UNTR
Qty:

Description
 
This is a region-free DVD-R without case or artwork.

In German with English subtitles.

Unter den Bruecken (Under the Bridge) was German filmmaker Helmut Kautner's final film under the aegis of the Third Reich. Heavily influenced by such prewar French directors as Vigo and Carne, the film is set amongst the barge workers of the River Havel. Refreshingly free of political propaganda, the story concentrates on a romance between a bargee (Carl Raddatz) and a waterfront lass (Hannelore Schrott). Unter den Bruecken was given its premiere in Stockholm in late 1946, then totally disappeared from view. Rediscovered some 30 years later, the film was hailed by critics as a sensitive depiction of old-world sentimentality at odds with the harshness of modern reality.

Average Rating: Average Rating: 5 of 5 5 of 5 Total Reviews: 4 Write a review »

  0 of 0 people found the following review helpful:
 
5 of 5 Excellent October 14, 2021
Reviewer: leonard blass from Warren, OH United States  
Excellent service and product

Was this review helpful to you?

  0 of 0 people found the following review helpful:
 
5 of 5 friendship and romance on a barge November 13, 2018
Reviewer: Shawn from Washington  
After watching two of his pictures (both with Bridge in the title) every Helmut Kautner movie is going in my wishlist.

Thanks Movie Det for making this special film (and others from the director) available.

Was this review helpful to you?

  1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
 
5 of 5 Super movie! Thought of Vigo's L' Atalante.. April 10, 2017
Reviewer: Jaysden from Ontario Canada  
First the film:  This movie is a gem.  After viewing I immediately thought of Jean Vigo's film L'Alalante.  Sight and Sound's top 1000 movies rated L'Atalante at number 17. After viewing Under the Bridges I would rate this film much higher than the number 980 position on Sight and Sound's list.

I thank Movie Detective for providing this film and their rapid order shipping.  This item was 1 of an order of 10 items and did not disappoint.  I have already placed another order for more hard to find gems.

Was this review helpful to you?

  1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
 
5 of 5 Great movie October 13, 2014
Reviewer: F. Hounder Clay from Reynoldsburg, OH United States  
I don't subscribe to the 1 masterpiece for any given director theory. Helmut Kautner has several masterpieces. This is among them. Watch two minutes of nearly any Kautner film and his mastery is apparent. Truly, one of the sadly under appreciated directors of the 20th century. Great print.

Was this review helpful to you?