Vietnam (TV series, 2017)
| Television series | |
|---|---|
| German title | Vietnam |
| Original title | The Vietnam War |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| year | 2017 |
| Episodes | 10 in 1 season ( list ) |
| genre |
Documentation , war |
| Director |
Ken Burns , Lynn Novick |
| script | Geoffrey C. Ward |
| production |
Sarah Botstein , Ken Burns, Lynn Novick |
| music |
Trent Reznor , Atticus Ross |
| camera | Buddy Squires |
| Initial release | Sep 17, 2017 on PBS |
| German-language first broadcast |
Sept. 19, 2017 on Arte |
| synchronization | |
|
Speaker: Joachim Król | |
The nine-part television series Vietnam by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick is a comprehensive documentary published in 2017 of the Vietnam War and in parts of its neighboring states against French colonial rule in the first half of the 20th century, especially after 1946 (Indochina War) , and the American Vietnam War . The American original title is The Vietnam War . In it, the roles of the various political sections of the Vietnamese people are presented in detail and the views of the European and American elites on the liberation movement in Vietnam and in the Cold War "against communism" in Asia, e.g. B. analyzed the perceived threats policies of the People's Republic of China in the entire region. In contrast, statements are made about the same periods of time from Vietnamese people.
The American original is a ten-part film series with a total length of 18 hours. The German version broadcast by Arte comprises 9 parts with a total length of 8.25 hours, which were broadcast on three consecutive broadcast dates.
description
In the series, the roles of the various political sections of the Vietnamese people are presented in detail and the views of the European and American elites against the liberation movement in Vietnam and in the Cold War "against communism" in Asia, e.g. B. the perceived as a threat politics of the People's Republic of China in the entire region, analyzed. On the other hand, statements are made about the view of the same time periods in Vietnam itself.
The historian Stephen Ambrose describes Burns' influence somewhat like this: "From none other than him do many Americans get their historical knowledge". Real Screen Magazine came to the statement in 2002 after a survey that Burns and Robert J. Flaherty (with his Nanuk, the Eskimo of 1922), the documentary filmmakers with the greatest influence ("of all time").
publication
Original US version
The American Original Version The Vietnam War is a 10-part, 18-hour documentary. Public Broadcasting Service broadcast the premiere on September 17, 2017. In addition to extensive historical film material, numerous interviews with contemporary and in some cases eyewitnesses recorded during the six years of shooting and editing of the film (or parts of them) are incorporated. It is precisely these contemporary witnesses who often show contemporary images or film recordings from the war years in connection with this, especially during the actions that are described. It seems as if you are now directly commenting on the way you acted back then.
| No. | title | length | First broadcast |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Déjà Vu (1858–1961) | 85 min. | 17th Sept 2017 |
| 2 | Riding the Tiger (1961–1963) | 86 min. | 18th Sept 2017 |
| 3 | The River Styx (January 1964 - December 1965) | 118 min. | 19th Sept 2017 |
| 4th | Resolve (January 1966 - June 1967) | 117 min. | 20th Sept 2017 |
| 5 | This Is What We Do (July 1967 - December 1967) | 88 min. | Sept. 21, 2017 |
| 6th | Things Fall Apart (January 1968 - July 1968) | 88 min. | Sept. 24, 2017 |
| 7th | The Veneer of Civilization (June 1968 - May 1969) | 111 min. | Sept 25, 2017 |
| 8th | The History of the World (April 1969 - May 1970) | 112 min. | Sept. 26, 2017 |
| 9 | A Disrespectful Loyalty (May 1970 - March 1973) | 112 min. | Sept. 27, 2017 |
| 10 | The Weight of Memory (March 1973 - Onward) | 111 min. | Sept. 28, 2017 |
German version
A heavily abridged German version, consisting of nine parts, was broadcast by arte on three consecutive evenings from September 19 to 21, 2017. The songs on the soundtrack can be heard as an excerpt from the musical history of the American protest songs . They are also marketed separately as CD.
| No. | title | length | First broadcast |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Déjà-vu! or: Everything has been there before! (1858–1961) | 55 min. | 19th Sept 2017 |
| 2 | The ride on the tiger (1961–1963) | 53 min. | 19th Sept 2017 |
| 3 | Hell on Earth (January 1964 - December 1965) | 56 min. | 19th Sept 2017 |
| 4th | Doubt (January 1966 - December 1967) | 58 min. | 20th Sept 2017 |
| 5 | The old falls (January - July 1968) | 51 min. | 20th Sept 2017 |
| 6th | Ghost Hunt (June 1968 - May 1969) | 54 min. | 20th Sept 2017 |
| 7th | Sea of Fire (April 1969 - May 1970) | 55 min. | Sept. 21, 2017 |
| 8th | Disrespectful Faithfulness (May 1970 - March 1973) | 55 min. | Sept. 21, 2017 |
| 9 | What remains? (March 1973 until today) | 56 min. | Sept. 21, 2017 |
See also
- Vietnam under French colonial rule
- List of films about the French Indochina War (films since 1955)
- List of films about the American Vietnam War (films since 1965)
Companion book
- Geoffrey Ward , Ken Burns: The Vietnam War: An Intimate History. Verlag Alfred A. Knopf, NYC, 2017. 640 pages (English). ISBN 978-0-307-70025-4
Web links
- Vietnam in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Official website at PBS.org (English)
- Vietnam - Monumental documentary film or a film series about this war by Ken Burns , archived page of the broadcaster arte.tv (September 2017, in France and Germany, German premiere)
Reviews
English:
- Jennifer Schuessler: Ken Burns and Lynn Novick Tackle the Vietnam War . New York Times, September 1, 2017
- Jennifer Schuessler: Shot by Shot: Building a Scene in Ken Burns and Lynn Novick's Vietnam Epic . New York Times, September 1, 2017
- Daniel Kreps: Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross Detail 'The Vietnam War' Documentary Score . Rolling Stone, Aug. 19, 2017
German:
- Lothar Gorris: Breaking Really Bad . Reviewed in: Spiegel Online on September 19, 2017
- Thomas Gehringer: The longest war in the USA . Tagesspiegel, September 18, 2017
- Willi Winkler : The pure horror of the Vietnam War . Süddeutsche Zeitung, September 26, 2017 (review)
Footnotes
- ↑ Interview with Full transcript: Filmmaker Ken Burns on His latest documentary, “The Vietnam War,” September 17, 2017, engl.
- ^ Peter Lee Wright: The Documentary Handbook . Routledge, 2009, ISBN 978-1-135-27014-8 , p. 141
- ↑ For both sentences: How Vietnam War sowed the seeds of a divided America in the British newspaper The Guardian of September 16, 2017 (Original quote: "More Americans get their history from Ken Burns than any other source." A 2002 poll by Real Screen Magazine ranked him and Robert Flaherty, of Nanook of the North fame, as the "most influential documentary makers of all time". He has won dozens of awards including 15 Emmys.)