This post contains spoilers for "Narvik: Hitler's First Defeat."
While "All Quiet on the Western Front" is getting all the awards season love, becoming a surprise Oscar contender after a relatively quiet festival run in 2022, there is another European war movie making strides on Netflix. I'm talking about "Narvik: Hitler's First Defeat," the thrilling 2022 Norwegian war drama focusing on the pivotal Battle of Narvik at the beginning of World War II. Dubbed the first Allied victory, the battle was a significant chapter in the course of the war, and the film does a good job of showing why it was important, and how both sides responded.
Perhaps more importantly, the film excels at portraying the effects of the war on the civilians of the eponymous Norwegian town, forcing them to fend for themselves while opposing forces use them for their own benefit (without a care for those caught in the...
While "All Quiet on the Western Front" is getting all the awards season love, becoming a surprise Oscar contender after a relatively quiet festival run in 2022, there is another European war movie making strides on Netflix. I'm talking about "Narvik: Hitler's First Defeat," the thrilling 2022 Norwegian war drama focusing on the pivotal Battle of Narvik at the beginning of World War II. Dubbed the first Allied victory, the battle was a significant chapter in the course of the war, and the film does a good job of showing why it was important, and how both sides responded.
Perhaps more importantly, the film excels at portraying the effects of the war on the civilians of the eponymous Norwegian town, forcing them to fend for themselves while opposing forces use them for their own benefit (without a care for those caught in the...
- 2/13/2023
- by Rafael Motamayor
- Slash Film
Narvik (Kampen om Narvik – Hitlers første nederlag) is a Norwegian film directed by Erik Skjoldbjaerg starring Kristine Hartgen, Carl Martin Eggesbø and Henrik Mestad.
This is a movie that despite its good work technically, does not manage to be a “great movie” which is very likely what was expected of a production like this one.
A good movie, but not memorable.
Storyline Narvik
Norway, a supposedly neutral country during World War II, was a target for the Germans and British because of the minerals and raw goods that left from the small town in the north of Norway for both war contingents. Obviously, the equilibrium was broken and Norwegians had to take part in a battle that lasted two months.
This was the first time in which Hitler´s army was defeated in the war.
And, technically speaking: the movie is pretty good tecnically. Norway has managed to re-invent itself and,...
This is a movie that despite its good work technically, does not manage to be a “great movie” which is very likely what was expected of a production like this one.
A good movie, but not memorable.
Storyline Narvik
Norway, a supposedly neutral country during World War II, was a target for the Germans and British because of the minerals and raw goods that left from the small town in the north of Norway for both war contingents. Obviously, the equilibrium was broken and Norwegians had to take part in a battle that lasted two months.
This was the first time in which Hitler´s army was defeated in the war.
And, technically speaking: the movie is pretty good tecnically. Norway has managed to re-invent itself and,...
- 1/23/2023
- by Martin Cid
- Martin Cid Magazine - Movies
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