ejcmartin Posted 17 June , 2008 Share Posted 17 June , 2008 |It was announced today that the Canadian made movie "Passchendaele" is set to be premiered at the Toronto Film Festival in September. See thread from CBC http://www.cbc.ca/arts/film/story/2008/06/...schendaele.html Perhaps one of the Pals from the area can get a ticket and report back. It is set to open in the rest of Canada, Thanksgiving weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicko576 Posted 17 June , 2008 Share Posted 17 June , 2008 I will definatley watch it, I seem to remember a previous thread on this. I am not sure about the romantic side of it, but if as it says on the CBC thread it hopes to get the youth involved with history, then thats fine by me. Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arras100 Posted 19 June , 2008 Share Posted 19 June , 2008 I will definitely be attending the premiere of the film at the TIFF this September; looking forward to it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobL Posted 20 June , 2008 Share Posted 20 June , 2008 Oh dear, using 37 patt webbiing belts instead of 08 - how hard can it be? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Clay Posted 20 June , 2008 Share Posted 20 June , 2008 Oh dear, using 37 patt webbiing belts instead of 08 - how hard can it be? Dear oh dear, that's appalling. Looking forward to the movie opening in UK - 'er indoors is a big, big fan of The Mountie and will thoroughly enjoy seeing him on the big screen. And I hope to enjoy a sincerely well-intentioned and hopefully well-made GW movie - even with 37 patt webbiing belts instead of 08*. Jim *What's the difference between 37 patt and 08, Rob? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobL Posted 20 June , 2008 Share Posted 20 June , 2008 Quite a bit - most noticeable is the buckle at the front - on the 37 pattern, the two metal bits hook together, whereas on 08 there's a buckle, but you slide the webbing on the non-buckles side through the buckle then out again. The rear buckles on 37 pattern webbing are smaller as well, for the narrower width shoulder straps 37 pattern 08 pattern Not the biggest deal in the world, but seeming as they went to the bother of getting other 08 equipment it's a bit of a let down Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Clay Posted 20 June , 2008 Share Posted 20 June , 2008 Thanks for that, Rob. As you say, not the biggest deal in the world. Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobL Posted 20 June , 2008 Share Posted 20 June , 2008 Well, i'm sorry my mention of it seems to drive you to comment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejcmartin Posted 2 July , 2008 Author Share Posted 2 July , 2008 The website for the movie has an updated trailer: http://www.passchendaelethemovie.com/ Watching it made me want to shout "Go Canada GO!" We Canadians are usually not quite so patriotic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejcmartin Posted 31 August , 2008 Author Share Posted 31 August , 2008 The film will premiere this week at the Toronto Int'l Film Festival. Hopefully one of the Toronto area pals will be able to take it in. From one of the early reviews I have read it has a bit of the "1, 2, 3, 4, what are we fighting for?" angles. Undoubtedly as pointed out above there will be some inaccuracies. Hopefully the film we attract attention and people will want to find out more. Ed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanCurragh Posted 31 August , 2008 Share Posted 31 August , 2008 I'm looking forward to seeing this but am a little put off by two things on the official website - the poster which consists of a little bit of battlefield and a lot of the male and female protaganists, and the tagline "In love there is only one rule - don't die" Hmm.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laughton Posted 31 August , 2008 Share Posted 31 August , 2008 Here are the details from the Toronto International Film Festival: http://tiff08.ca/filmsandschedules/films/passchendaele I was not aware that the general public could buy tickets for the festival screenings, but what do you know! http://tiff08.ca/boxofficeinfo/tickets/default.aspx It says all the tickets for the opening on September 4th are gone but to check back later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
findabetterole Posted 31 August , 2008 Share Posted 31 August , 2008 From watching the trailers, it certainly looks to be a very enjoyable film. In reference to the wearing of '38' rather than '08' webbing belts... as long as they are not shown for closeups, I can't see a problem. Its just another way of the film maker cutting costs. Look at the film 'Waterloo'. When we see the Napoleon's Old Guard advancing en-block towards the british ranks, close-ups show the extras as having bolt action Russian Mosin-Nagant rifles. I'll be awaiting "Passchendaele" with great eagerness to show on DVD. Its certainly going into my film library. Seph Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiegeGunner Posted 31 August , 2008 Share Posted 31 August , 2008 Look at the film 'Waterloo'. When we see the Napoleon's Old Guard advancing en-block towards the british ranks, close-ups show the extras as having bolt action Russian Mosin-Nagant rifles. Thanks for that one, Seph – I shall put the DVD on 'zoom' and see if I can spot them. Moisin-Nagants make sense, as most of the battle scene extras came from the Red Army. Did they stick correct period bayonets on the end? Looking forward to hearing Canadian pals' reports on the Passchendaele movie, and hoping that it will be issued on DVD sooner rather than later. On the webbing belts issue, if they went to the trouble of getting authentic pattern kit of other kinds, presumably they couldn't find enough belts and decided that 'wrong' belts all of the same pattern would be better than a mish-mosh. Could it have something to do with the greater girth of men today? I'd like to put Passchendaele and The Red Baron on my 'wants' list for the upcoming winter festival, but suspect that may be a bit too soon. Mick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4thGordons Posted 1 September , 2008 Share Posted 1 September , 2008 Rob, Where did you get the '37 pattern bit from? THIS CHAP'S SITE (apparently an extra) seems to me to show '08 belts. but I am not certain that all the shots are from Passchendaele, some seem to be from "the Great War" Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auimfo Posted 1 September , 2008 Share Posted 1 September , 2008 What surprises me is the use of Frank Hurley's photo of Australian troops as the 'logo' for this movie. Cheers, Tim L. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobL Posted 1 September , 2008 Share Posted 1 September , 2008 Rob, Where did you get the '37 pattern bit from? THIS CHAP'S SITE (apparently an extra) seems to me to show '08 belts. but I am not certain that all the shots are from Passchendaele, some seem to be from "the Great War" Chris Here's one showing the lead character with a 37 patt belt - I presume the rest of the webbing is repro. Here's a photo showing the lead character with a 37 belt http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=aVERas0 and i've seen a couple of others on the website. But you're right,in that chaps photos they seem to be wearing 08 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejcmartin Posted 1 September , 2008 Author Share Posted 1 September , 2008 It is not often I get to shed some light on this forum especially when it comes to 08 vs. 37 webbing! I met Dave Dossett at the filming of the Great War documentary, of which I also took part. I am pretty positive that the photos showing him in the 08 webbing is from the Great War documentary. I don't know how many extras are in the movie, but the documentary managed to pull together about 150 or so 08 webbings. Ed BTW Pals in the Toronto area, I believe the movie is showing again after the gala during the week so you could get tickets for those showings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianw Posted 2 September , 2008 Share Posted 2 September , 2008 I can for forgive things like webbing errors if it's fundamentally a good film. Surely the time is right for someone to do a major Great War film - I have just watched "300" on blu-ray DVD so we have the special effects expertise to really show the awesome force of the weapons used. If this could be coupled with a good "straight" version of events, how could it fail to be a winner. Perhaps this Canadian effort will be the one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejcmartin Posted 4 September , 2008 Author Share Posted 4 September , 2008 CBC online interview with Paul Gross, the lead actor and driving force of the movie: http://www.cbc.ca/arts/tiff/story/2008/09/...schendaele.html Ed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadawwi Posted 4 September , 2008 Share Posted 4 September , 2008 Here's an early review: http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/FilmFest/article/490257 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawson Posted 5 September , 2008 Share Posted 5 September , 2008 There is one plus point. At least Mel Gibson has had nothing to do with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Armstrong Custer Posted 5 September , 2008 Share Posted 5 September , 2008 Passchendaele hearkens back to war films of decades past, when patriotism, valour and integrity were presented without irony. But it is infused with the stoicism of people who know it is their job to try to find meaning within an insane situation. Well that sounds encouraging. ciao, GAC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Hederer Posted 5 September , 2008 Share Posted 5 September , 2008 Thanks for that one, Seph – I shall put the DVD on 'zoom' and see if I can spot them. Moisin-Nagants make sense, as most of the battle scene extras came from the Red Army. Did they stick correct period bayonets on the end? Looking forward to hearing Canadian pals' reports on the Passchendaele movie, and hoping that it will be issued on DVD sooner rather than later. On the webbing belts issue, if they went to the trouble of getting authentic pattern kit of other kinds, presumably they couldn't find enough belts and decided that 'wrong' belts all of the same pattern would be better than a mish-mosh. Could it have something to do with the greater girth of men today? I'd like to put Passchendaele and The Red Baron on my 'wants' list for the upcoming winter festival, but suspect that may be a bit too soon. Mick Mick look here for "Der Rote Baron" DVD at Amazon Amazingly enough it already seems to be out... Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobL Posted 5 September , 2008 Share Posted 5 September , 2008 It's out, but only in German - with German only subtitles, too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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