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Last night I finished watching The Day After Trinity -- a 1981 documentary about Robert Oppenheimer and the Manhattan Project.
I came in with moderate expectations at best, expecting something very stiff and stuffy, but it was incredibly engrossing. I couldn't turn it off. The story of how Oppenheimer was just this shy of being a leftist radical, and how he was chosen to be the chief architect of the first atomic bomb...
Best yet was the footage of interviews of key people, and they thought back to the problems they faced and the decisions they made. Seeing them roll through their uncertainties (e.g., "would our test blow up the entire state of New Mexico?") and the moral dilemmas they faced at the time was particularly poignent. Oppenheimer's brother looked particularly pained by the experience.
It's a film worthy of perhaps the most important historical event of the 20th century. I'm surprised I had never heard of it previously. It's truly a stunning piece of work.
I came in with moderate expectations at best, expecting something very stiff and stuffy, but it was incredibly engrossing. I couldn't turn it off. The story of how Oppenheimer was just this shy of being a leftist radical, and how he was chosen to be the chief architect of the first atomic bomb...
Best yet was the footage of interviews of key people, and they thought back to the problems they faced and the decisions they made. Seeing them roll through their uncertainties (e.g., "would our test blow up the entire state of New Mexico?") and the moral dilemmas they faced at the time was particularly poignent. Oppenheimer's brother looked particularly pained by the experience.
It's a film worthy of perhaps the most important historical event of the 20th century. I'm surprised I had never heard of it previously. It's truly a stunning piece of work.
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Oh dear, Costa? Yet you live?
I'll publish the English titles of the Dutch films that are good:
TOP CLASS:
Assault, the (1986)
Discovery of heaven, the (2001)
Character (1997)
Soldier of Orange (1977)
Twins, the (2002)
GOOD:
Abel (1986)
All Stars (1997)
Amsterdamned (1988)
Cool (2004)
Cave, the (2001)
Drift (2001)
Godforsaken (2003)
Johan Cruyff - En un momento dado (2004)
Leak (2000)
Loverboy (2003)
Oysters at Nam Kee's (2002)
Najib & Julia (2002)
Northeners, the (1992)
Shouf, Shouf Habibi (2004)
South (2004)
There are some promising projects coming up as well:
Deltastorm (2005 - it tells the story of the great flood of 1953 when over 2000 people died)
Heineken (2006 - it displays the kidnapping of Freddie Heineken two decades ago)
Cruisade in jeans (2005 - after the famous book by Thea Beckman)
Everything from the top class section you should really watch if you can!! From the good section, I particularly enjoyed the following:
All Stars, Cool, Godforsaken, Leak, Loverboy and Shouf Shouf Habibi
EDIT: I don't seem to be able to delete the blank line between "Drift" and "Godforsaken" but anyways; that list is alphabetised only.
Oh dear, Costa? Yet you live?
I'll publish the English titles of the Dutch films that are good:
TOP CLASS:
Assault, the (1986)
Discovery of heaven, the (2001)
Character (1997)
Soldier of Orange (1977)
Twins, the (2002)
GOOD:
Abel (1986)
All Stars (1997)
Amsterdamned (1988)
Cool (2004)
Cave, the (2001)
Drift (2001)
Godforsaken (2003)
Johan Cruyff - En un momento dado (2004)
Leak (2000)
Loverboy (2003)
Oysters at Nam Kee's (2002)
Najib & Julia (2002)
Northeners, the (1992)
Shouf, Shouf Habibi (2004)
South (2004)
There are some promising projects coming up as well:
Deltastorm (2005 - it tells the story of the great flood of 1953 when over 2000 people died)
Heineken (2006 - it displays the kidnapping of Freddie Heineken two decades ago)
Cruisade in jeans (2005 - after the famous book by Thea Beckman)
Everything from the top class section you should really watch if you can!! From the good section, I particularly enjoyed the following:
All Stars, Cool, Godforsaken, Leak, Loverboy and Shouf Shouf Habibi
EDIT: I don't seem to be able to delete the blank line between "Drift" and "Godforsaken" but anyways; that list is alphabetised only.
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