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2184 – Im Westen nichts Neues (2022)
spacetime coordinates: spring 1917 – November 1918 the Western Front – Northern France near La Malmaison Champagne the Forest of Compiègne –
All Quiet on the Western Front (German: Im Westen nichts Neues) is a 2022 German epic anti-war film based on the 1929 novel of the same name by Erich Maria Remarque. Directed by Edward Berger, it stars Felix Kammerer, Albrecht Schuch, Daniel Brühl, Sebastian Hülk, Aaron Hilmer, Edin Hasanovic and Devid Striesow. Set in the closing years of World War I, it follows the life of German soldier Paul Bäumer, who, after enlisting in the German Army with his friends, finds himself at risk to the realities of war, shattering the early hopes of becoming heroes. (wiki)
“Both timely and timeless, All Quiet on the Western Front retains the power of its classic source material by focusing on the futility of war.” rottentomatoes
2057 – The Zero Theorem (2013)
The Zero Theorem is a 2013 (U K / Romania / France co-production) science fiction film directed by Terry Gilliam and starring Christoph Waltz, David Thewlis, Mélanie Thierry, and Lucas Hedges. Written by Pat Rushin, the story centres on Qohen Leth (Waltz), a reclusive computer genius tasked with solving a formula that will determine whether life holds any meaning.
Gilliam has given conflicting statements about whether The Zero Theorem is meant as the third part of a satirical dystopian trilogy (“Orwellian triptych”) that began with 1985’s Brazil and continued with 1995’s 12 Monkeys.
In an e-mail sent to production designer Dave Warren, Gilliam concisely stated the look he intended for the film: “Neo Rauch + Ukulele Ike = The Zero Theorem”.
Commenting on the film’s misrepresentation by critics, Gilliam stated on his official Facebook page that one of the few critics to note that The Zero Theorem was not a comedy, but rather a tragedy, was Dave Lancaster of Cinemas Online. (wiki)
1670 – The Last of Us Part II (2020 video game)
timespace coordinates: 2030’s Jackson, Wyoming, Seattle, Washington, Santa Barbara, California
The Last of Us Part II is a 2020 action-adventure game developed by Naughty Dog and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment for the PlayStation 4. Set five years after The Last of Us (2013), the player controls two characters in a post-apocalyptic United States whose lives intertwine: Ellie, who sets out for revenge after suffering a tragedy, and Abby, a soldier who becomes involved in a conflict with a cult. The game is played from the third-person perspective. The player can use firearms, improvised weapons, and stealth to fight human enemies and cannibalistic creatures.
Neil Druckmann returned as creative director, co-writing the story with Halley Gross. The game’s themes of revenge and retribution were inspired by Druckmann’s experiences growing up in Israel. Ashley Johnson reprises her role as Ellie, while Laura Bailey was cast as Abby. Their performances included the simultaneous recording of motion and voice. (wiki)
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1349 – Aniara (2018)
timespace coordinates: 2038 (+) Aniara, a luxurious spaceship carrying settlers from Earth to Mars
Aniara is a 2018 Swedish-Danish co-production co-directed by Pella Kagerman and Hugo Lilja. The film is an adaptation of the 1956 Swedish epic poem of the same name by Harry Martinson.
The film is set in a dystopian future where climate change has left Earth ravaged, forcing people to resettle from Earth to Mars. When such a routine trip veers off course the passengers struggle to cope with their new lives. (wiki)
Director Pella Kagerman & Hugo Lilja on the end of the world in Aniara
1119 – Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984)
timespace coordinates: dystopian 1984. war-torn London ruled by Oceania, a totalitarian superstate
“Under the spreading chestnut tree / I sold you and you sold me”
Nineteen Eighty-Four, also known as 1984, is a 1984 British dystopian science fiction film written and directed by Michael Radford, based upon George Orwell‘s novel of the same name (published in June 1949). Starring John Hurt, Richard Burton, Suzanna Hamilton, and Cyril Cusack,
the film follows the life of Winston Smith, a low-ranking civil servant in a war-torn London ruled by Oceania, a totalitarian superstate. Smith (Hurt) struggles to maintain his sanity and his grip on reality as the regime’s overwhelming power and influence persecutes individualism and individual thinking on both a political and personal level. The film, which features Burton’s last screen appearance, is dedicated to him. (wiki)
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