Three Comrades

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Audience Member "Three Comrades" is one of Frank Borzage's most poignant and memorable love stories. Based on the novel by Erich Maria Remarque on post-World War I Germany, it concerns three war veterans - Robert Taylor, Franchot Tone, and Robert Young - returning to Berlin on the brink of Nazism and poverty. They share the love of one woman played by Margaret Sullavan who provides them with hope and eternal transcendence. "Three Comrades" is less emotionally gripping than Borzage's other anti-Nazi films starring Sullavan - "Little Man What Now?"(1934) & "The Mortal Storm"(1940) - but it is imbued with a tender, soft-focus romantic aura and Borzage's characteristic signature, the redemptive powers of love. Like her role in Borzage's "Little Man", Sullavan is extraordinarily luminous and touching. Aside from Borzage's ethereal touch, I think she is the one that makes the film truly memorable and poignant. The final moment is particularly priceless. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/08/23 Full Review Steve D Nothing special despite its writer. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 06/04/23 Full Review Audience Member The best romance movie ever made! Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/26/23 Full Review Audience Member Unusual movie , well done, give it a try. Excellent performances... Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/10/23 Full Review Audience Member An uneven effort to show soldiers recovering from war in Germany. More interesting than the actual film is the timing of the film just before the start of the Second World War. There are hidden critiques of the Nazis but the motivation behind releasing it when it was released are baffling. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/07/23 Full Review Audience Member Love story centering as much on friendships as romance - or perhaps it's better to say an exploration of the commitments of playing wing-man to your buddy's love interest. Well written, well filmed, well edited - the trimming of the script (political connotations) is the only weak point of the film. It's also interesting that Hollywood was allowed to make such a human film about the German people while Naziism was consolidating it's grip on that nation. Kudos. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/25/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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