Ballad of the Little Soldier
(eVideo)
Contributors
Herzog, Werner, filmmaker
Reichle, Denis, filmmaker
Shout Factory (Firm), Distributor
Kanopy (Firm), Distributor
Reichle, Denis, filmmaker
Shout Factory (Firm), Distributor
Kanopy (Firm), Distributor
Published
[San Francisco, California, USA] : Shout Factory, 1984., Kanopy Streaming, 2018.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (46 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
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Format
eVideo
Language
English
Notes
General Note
Title from title frames.
General Note
Film
General Note
In Process Record.
Participants/Performers
Werner Herzog, Denis Reichle
Date/Time and Place of Event
Originally produced by Shout Factory in 1984.
Description
In this complex documentary from one of the most iconic voices of the German New Wave, Werner Herzog follows the child soldiers of Nicaragua during the Miskito resistance against the Sandinistas. True to Herzog form, this film ultimately illustrates the futility and senselessness of such violence.. Drawing connections to co-Director Denis Reichle's experiences serving as a child soldier towards the end of WWII, BALLAD OF THE LITTLE SOLDIER, rather than making a specific political stance on either side of the resistance in Nicaragua, illustrates the unspeakable horror the use of children in combat presents in conflicts all around the world and throughout history.. "BALLAD OF THE LITTLE SOLDIER is not a rabble-rousing film. It's both a lament about the idiotic state or the world and a song in praise of the human spirit...in [this] short, splendid film, Mr. Herzog is scaling the peaks of his own, very personal cinema." - Vincent Canby, The New York Times
System Details
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Language
In German
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Herzog, W., & Reichle, D. (1984). Ballad of the Little Soldier . Shout Factory.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Herzog, Werner and Denis, Reichle. 1984. Ballad of the Little Soldier. Shout Factory.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Herzog, Werner and Denis, Reichle. Ballad of the Little Soldier Shout Factory, 1984.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Herzog, Werner,, and Denis Reichle. Ballad of the Little Soldier Shout Factory, 1984.
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