THE NUDE TRUTH OF SECOND WORLD WAR THROUGH VIEWPOINT OF CHILD HERO EDMUND IN THE MOVIE GERMANY YEAR ZERO
ALMANYA SIFIR YILI FİLMİNDE; ÇOCUK KAHRAMAN EDMUND’UN PERSPEKTİFİNDEN 2. DÜNYA SAVAŞININ ÇIPLAK GERÇEKLİĞİ

Author : Ali Barış KAPLAN -- F. Neşe KAPLAN
Number of pages : 287-295

Abstract

Analysing a film(Germany Year Zero), the aim of this study is bring out stunning effect of the war and fascism on the children’s body and soul. In brief, referring psych-analitical methods and via the film text, debate on how violence destroy children’s world. Italian new realism and one of the prominent film director Rossellini made lots of film which give view to understand Second World War’s social and psychological situation. Germany Year Zero is making story about the German child Edmund growing under fascist education system and administration. Just because the film choose child character as a universal figure, this film is helpful us to consider about the psychological/social result of today’s wars and conflicts. So, this research is not only to understand the very history of War but also to open a debate over the current issues questioning today’s cultural and mental atmosphere. The price of war/violence is collapse of child’s imagination and also destruction of the social vision. The price of war is wiping out intent of survival and cutting off desire of establishing better life. That is why under the fascist/anti human cultural atmosphere, Edmund grown with fascist education killed his ill father and then committed suicide. For this reason, Germany Year Zero is one of the significant film telling reality of war in terms of a child’s view.

Keywords

War, Violence, Child, The Film of Germany Year Zero.

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