Anna movie trailers, exclusive videos, interviews from the cast, movie clips and more at. Staring laz alonso, omar benson miller, derek luke and kerry washington. Army as part of the allblack 92nd buffalo soldier division stationed in tuscany, italy. Lee arguably becomes too heavyhanded with his decision to make a commanding officer. Original soundtrack, was released in cd and digital downloading formats by. The viewer has most likely seen a war movie before but they probably have not seen one quite like this. Armys allblack 92 nd buffalo soldier division, stationed in tuscany, italy during world war ii. I became restless after awhile as the movie progressed. Oldboy 20 was a violent revenge drama based on a japanese. Even in a film that clocks in at a quasiepic 2 hours and 40 minutes, thats just too much narrative. Feb 21, 2017 set in 1944 italy, the story of four black american soldiers who get trapped in a tuscan village during wwii.
Traversing class, race, and geography, miracle at st. Download the tv guide app for iphone, ipad and android. United states september 26, 2008 canada september 26, 2008. Anna chronicles the story of four black american soldiers who are members of the us army as part of the allblack 92nd buffalo soldier division stationed in tuscany, italy during world war ii.
Set primarily in italy during germanoccupied europe in world war ii, the book tells the story of four buffalo soldiers of the 92nd infantry division who seek refuge in a small tuscan village, where they form a bond with the residents. Anna premiered at the 2008 toronto international film festival before it was released on september 26, 2008. Spike lees miracle at st anna denounced by italian war veterans as insulting director spike lee is at the centre of controversy after italian war veterans claimed his new film, miracle at st. Sep 30, 2008 spike lees miracle at st anna denounced by italian war veterans as insulting director spike lee is at the centre of controversy after italian war veterans claimed his new film, miracle at st. Its not embarrassing like bamboozled or just laughable like she hate me. Miracle makes a bid for epic status, but lee throws in more elements including. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
This has happened to spike lee on more than one occasion this taking aside the fact that he has consistently puffedup many of his films lenghtwise and in miracle at st. Armys allblack 92nd infantry division, the buffalo soldiers, that are trapped behind enemy lines after one of them risks his life to save a traumatized italian boy. Anna stars derek luke, michael ealy, laz alonso, omar miller the r movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 40 min, and received a score of 37 out of 100. Set in 1944 italy, the story of four black american soldiers who get trapped in a tuscan village during wwii. Anna was released in 2008 on friday, september 26, 2008 there were 6 other movies released on the same date, including towelhead, choke and nights in rodanthe. Rather than actually depict the period of the war, it will follow veterans who return to the jungle fifty years later in search of the remains of a soldier left behind as well as gold. Unfortunately as much as i respect spike lee as a filmmaker i thought the movie was a bit dull and kind of boring. A new york postal clerk, a buffalo soldier in italy in world war ii, shoots a stranger.
They experience the tragedy and triumph of the war as they find themselves trapped behind enemy. Separated from their unit, they find themselves in a remote tuscan village where they experience the tragedy and the triumph of war. The four soldiers find themselves standing in a river, with a nazi loudspeaker blasting the sultry voice of axis sally, who promises them sexy. Army as part of the allblack 92nd buffalo soldier division stationed in tuscany, italy, during world war ii. Its a world war ii film a brutal mystery that deals with historic events and the stark reality of war, says lee. It is the story of four american negro soldiers, a band of partisans, and an italian boy who encounter a miraclethough perhaps the true miracle lies in themselves. Anna a spike lee joint directed by spike lee written by james mcbride. Spike lees miracle at st anna denounced by italian war. I love spike lee films well most of them, but this is my absolute favorite. Anna 2008 focuses on the experiences of african american soldiers in world war ii. Anna has one of the best battle scenes i can remember, on a par with saving private ryan but more tightly focused in a specific situation rather than encompassing a huge panorama. But its also a lyrical, mystical story of compassion and love. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading miracle at st. At 166 minutes i found that the movie was overlong and dragged too much.
Look out for mcbrides new book, fivecarat soul from the new york times bestselling author of the good lord bird, winner of the 20 national book award for fiction, and kill em and leave, a james brown biography. The film is the longest day, the sprawling 1962 world war ii drama. Police discover that the suspect, a quiet postal worker, kept a statue head worth millions of dollars in his apartment. You are browsing the website, which contains photos and videos of nude celebrities. Anna soundtrack from 2008, composed by terence blanchard.
Anna exists in part to make the overdue point that. In his apartment, police find a valuable italian marble head, missing since the war. Anna is a 2008 americanitalian epic war film adapted by james mcbride from. Derek luke, michael ealy, laz alonso, omar benson miller, pierfrancesco favino, valentina cervi, matteo sciabordi, john. But the real life story is so fascinating that i was slightly disappointed that the film did not offer more despite bringing into it the st anna massacre. Anna is joined by an hour of exclusive special features in deleted scenes and two featurettes. The independent of foreign films discussions group talkaboutfilms talks about.
Anna is part devastating world war ii movie, part political film exposing the notorious racism of much of white america during that time, and part fairy tale in which a child becomes one with his rescuers as his spirit transcends the evil around him. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. Anna is above all a hymn to the brotherhood of man and the power to do good that lives in each of us. Mcbride is a distinguished writer in residence at new york university. Anna begins in 1983 with hector negron, a veteran of that war, unexpectedly shooting a customer dead. The dvd is altogether void of bonuses and you can be sure space. Much of the film s dialogue is spoken in italian and german. Anna film the story of four black american soldiers who are members of the u. Released by hollywood records in 2008 containing music from miracle at st. Variety reports the film is da 5 bloods, which finds lee returning to the war film after miracle at st.
Directed by revered filmmaker spike lee do the right thing, malcolm x featuring. Qualifizierte bestellungen werden kostenlos geliefert. Anna chronicles the story of four american soldiers who are members of the allblack 92nd buffalo soldier division stationed in tuscany, italy during world war ii. A top quality film of the 92 division, from the political environment, complications and bigotry to the heroism displayed in the battle of sommocolonia not to mention the waste of war, to. Armys allblack 92nd infantry division, the buffalo soldiers, that are trapped behind enemy lines after one of them.
Anna is presented by touchstone pictures in association with on my own produzioni cinematografiche and rai cinema. Lee returned to brooklyn, the setting for several earlier films, for the drama red hook summer 2012. A top quality film of the 92 division, from the political. Anna are not dissimilar to those uncovered in edward zwicks 1989 feature, glory, although theres an 80 year gap between the time periods reflected in the movies, and the earlier film is a more complete motion picture. Anna is a war movie interwoven with a mystery film. Its an ambitious goal, and not entirely successful. Anna chronicles the story of four africanamerican soldiers who are members of the u. Miracle at st anna 2008 full streaming online youtube. National catholic register spike lee probably made few friends in hollywood over his spat with hometown favorite clint eastwood regarding the absence of black soldiers in eastwoods twin world war ii epics, flags of our fathers and letters from iwo jima. Anna is a film to be released september 26, 20081 set in world war ii directed by.