In 1924, Oskar Matzerath is born in the Free City of Danzig. At age three, he falls down a flight of stairs and stops growing. In 1939, World War II breaks out.
If The Tin Drum hit you the right way, here are Hollywood films that share its DNA. Same emotional weight, same kind of stories, same kind of payoff.
Both films sit with figuring out who you are, longing, and loss of innocence. The world both films live in revolves around class and money and family wounds passed down. Both move the same way too, dark comedy, surreal, and slow burn.
Both films sit with figuring out who you are and guilt. They share the same lens on class and money, family wounds passed down, and caught between worlds. Both move the same way too, dark comedy, absurdist, and episodic.
