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- 1957
- Approved
- United Artists
- 1 h 28 m
- 1957
- Approved
- United Artists
- 1 h 28 m
Summary When soldiers in World War I refuse to continue with an impossible attack, their superior officers decide to make an example of them.
Directed By: Stanley Kubrick
Written By: Calder Willingham, Jim Thompson, Humphrey Cobb, Stanley Kubrick
- 1957
- Approved
- United Artists
- 1 h 28 m
- 1957
- Approved
- United Artists
- 1 h 28 m
Paths of Glory
8.5
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Summary When soldiers in World War I refuse to continue with an impossible attack, their superior officers decide to make an example of them.
Directed By: Stanley Kubrick
Written By: Calder Willingham, Jim Thompson, Humphrey Cobb, Stanley Kubrick
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim
Based on 18 Critic Reviews
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89% Positive
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11% Mixed
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim
Based on 18 Critic Reviews
90
89% Positive
16 Reviews
16 Reviews
11% Mixed
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
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Paths of Glory is an antidote to false movies about the glories of war, nonsensical fantasies like John Wayne's The Green Berets or Sylvester Stallone's Rambo. [25 Feb 2005, p.C2]
Kubrick’s film vividly depicts the harsh realities of war and remains a great anti-war drama.
User Score
Universal Acclaim
Based on 53 User Ratings
8.5
94% Positive
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User Score
Universal Acclaim
Based on 53 User Ratings
8.5
94% Positive
50 Ratings
50 Ratings
0% Mixed
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0 Ratings
6% Negative
3 Ratings
3 Ratings
I saw this movie for the first time on television today, after being persuaded by the reviews I read beforehand praising it. Also I like Kirk Douglas. Although I am not directly familiar with Kubrick's work, a shameful admission I know. Out of what I have seen so far I loved Dr Strangelove and despite only seeing it once while flicking through channels liked The Shining too. Anyway back on target, Paths of Glory was brilliant in my opinion!
Winston Churchill famously claimed that it was this movie that was closest to evoking the atmosphere of WW1 and the military mind. And you know what, he is right. For one thing, Paths of Glory is gorgeously filmed, with relentlessly beautiful cinematography and nice costumes and scenery. The screenplay is sometimes humorous, sometimes moving and sometimes even haunting, either way it was some fine writing. The efficiency of Kubrick's direction is proof **** man at work.
The performances were superb. As the general who orders the hopeless attack on the German position, Adolphe Menjou's character is perceived as a villain not because of being an officer adhering to the letter, but that he is seen as "the arrogant aristocrat" because of his fear of the working classes than his hatred of the enemy. Among the cast, Timothy Carey and Kirk Douglas especially were outstanding. And the music? That is one rousing score I can tell you. Great movie. 10/10 Bethany Cox
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Uma perspectiva da guerra pouco explorada. Enquanto muitos tem uma visão voltada a conceitos como gloria, bem maior, patriotismo etc; Kubrick aborda o que há de mais ignorado no tema.
Esse talvez seja o filme mais anti-climático no que se diz respeito a atmosfera bem conhecida e utilizada de guerra. Aqui o diretor direciona todo aquele cenário a uma critica a guerra de forma geral, mas focando na falta de humanidade que a politica do exercito tem em pratica.
O diretor nos guia apresentando um contraste entre Col. Dax e Gen. Paul Mireau. É claro que Mireau é apenas uma reflexão de todo politica militar baseada na hierarquia criada pelos mesmos.
A atmosfera de medo criada aqui, principalmente nos momentos antecedentes ao ataque, é quase palpável de tão presente. Sentimos medo por eles mesmo sem conhecê-los. O ataque é cruel e mostra uma pintura quase real do que de fato é a guerra, longe de todos aquele retratos de heroísmo/patriotismo criados por puro marketing e vaidade própria. Os diálogos são excelentes, fazendo-nos refletir sobre diversas visões cujo não tive contato antes. Aquele relacionado ao medo de morrer ou de ser ferido remete muito a mim, pra ser sincero. O discuso do Col. Dax no julgamento emociona, mas não de uma forma satisfatória, pois o que estamos a ver é um retrato injusto e contraditório por parte de toda instituição do exercito. Toda a cena, de forma geral, é magistralmente bem dirigida. Senti uma raiva descomunal pelo fato de que dialogar naquele período era uma baralha perdida, afinal, não há o que fazer quando se está cercado de alienados - parece que a coisa não mudou muito no seculo seguinte...
No aspecto técnico, o filme é igualmente impecável. Os efeitos práticos tornam toda cena demasiadamente realista, junto ao efeitos sonoros. A fotografia trabalha muito bem com a luz, e tem um controle muito grande da cena em planos abertos. A cenografia também está afiadíssima, assim como o figurino.
Por fim, a visão de Kubrick sobre a guerra é deprimente, anti-esperançosa, cruel e depressiva. O pior é que ele não aprece ter se esforçado muito pra chegar nesse ponto a final, nós, seres humanos, nos superamos em dar mais e mais conteúdo pra ele.
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Paths of Glory was the film by which Stanley Kubrick entered the ranks of great directors, never to leave them.
Hardly a flattering portrait of the military machine, Paths of Glory suggests a soldier’s best hope often is to survive the chaos that his or her own army causes.
Paths of Glory is all about that greatest of all movie subjects: power.
Paths of Glory undoubtedly succeeds in both foreshadowing the bravura auteurism that was to come as well as lampooning the abhorrent bureaucracy that destroyed the lives of so many brave young men in Europe's trenches.
While the subject is well handled and enacted in a series of outstanding characterizations, it seems dated and makes for grim screen fare.
A powerful and surprisingly human film from kubrick.
Acting is superb and convincing.
The irony is so thick you can taste it.
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All very well done, particularly the writing and performances for the typically vile and inept commanding officers that are presented for WW1
Funny, but respectable, that this era just chose to fully ignore any sort of accent work. We have a full complement of American/British actors portraying the French army.
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Awards
Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Jussi Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
National Film Preservation Board, USA
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
