Rubble film
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Rubble film was the style of choice for those films made directly after World War II
dealing with the impact of the ravages of the War on the countries at the center of battle. The style is characterized by its use of location exteriors among the "rubble" of bombed-down cities to bring the gritty, depressing reality of the lives of the civilian survivors in those early years. Notable films to utilize this style are Germany Year Zero
(1948), The Murderers Are Among Us (1946) and In jenen Tagen (In Those Days, 1947). The style was mostly used by filmmakers in the rebuilding film industries of Eastern Europe, Italy and the former Nazi Germany.
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
dealing with the impact of the ravages of the War on the countries at the center of battle. The style is characterized by its use of location exteriors among the "rubble" of bombed-down cities to bring the gritty, depressing reality of the lives of the civilian survivors in those early years. Notable films to utilize this style are Germany Year Zero
Germany Year Zero
Germany Year Zero is a 1948 film directed by Roberto Rossellini. It is the final film in Rossellini's war film trilogy . Germany Year Zero takes place in post-war Germany, unlike the others, which take place in German-occupied Rome and post-war Italy, respectively...
(1948), The Murderers Are Among Us (1946) and In jenen Tagen (In Those Days, 1947). The style was mostly used by filmmakers in the rebuilding film industries of Eastern Europe, Italy and the former Nazi Germany.