Iris Schiefer (BiologyBabe2012)

It's hard to find a war film that isn't filled with propaganda and anti - German comments. But I may have found the love of my life, in terms of WW1 films, that is. Based on the novel by Erich Maria Remarque (which I bought after searching six months, only to find my gran had been in possession of the German copy for thirty years. C'est la vie), it follows a group of young German soldiers as they face the terrors of war and personal loss. Naturally, it's black and white, but somehow, it becomes even more gripping through it's lack of colour. There's no need to distract the audience - this is pure, raw emotion and consequences of human action. It's historically accurate without seeming like a history lesson. The ending scene may well be the most beautiful shot in cinematic history. Wait for it.