War of the Buttons

A Great Foreign Film.
There was an older film of this same title, but it dealt with Irish schoolboys and had much the same plot. But this one I think is better because it shows a side of the World War (1939-1945) from a child's point of view. Also, the title in French translates to "The New War of the Buttons," possibly from the fact of the previous film of the same name. As foreign language films go, this one has English subtitles that actually give you enough time to read them. My French is cursory at best, but I did detect the English translations to be slightly off, adding more words than were actually spoken but still maintaining the gist of the conversation. The period clothing is perfect and none of the children had ever acted before which is very surprising by their performance. Some of the scenes of the French countryside are breathtaking. This is a very delightful film and highly recommend for those who are weary of war movies bathed in blood and gore. Imdb website gave it only 5 stars, but...

War of the Buttons (French version) Seen in the Big Screen
Beautiful and sensitive Movie about pre-teens set in France during
the Nazi ocupation, around 1944.
Made with Love, Humor and Patriotism.
I wish all France, should had reacted
this Way. THEN, WE WOULD LOVE FRANCE.
Otherwise, the Acting and the Story
is Excellent. SEE IT.
Jose Cymerman.



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