A curious case of a film, being the sole screen credit of F. Scott Fitzgerald and based on the book by Erich Maria Remarque, that I'm not really sure lives up to its potential. The film is backdropped by the post-WW1 strife of the Weimar Republic, but it doesn't feel like it meshes with main story well and isn't as direct as you'd expect from the author of All Quiet On The Western Front. But the central plot of the three friends and the woman they all care for is still engaging enough, largely due to Margaret Sullavan's heartbreaking performance. Curious to revisit this to see if I missed anything by being unfocused, or if the movie itself is unfocused.

A curious case of a film, being the sole screen credit of F. Scott Fitzgerald and based on the book by Erich Maria Remarque, that I'm not really sure lives up to its potential. The film is backdropped by the post-WW1 strife of the Weimar Republic, but it doesn't feel like it meshes with main story well and isn't as direct as you'd expect from the author of All Quiet On The Western Front. But the central plot of the three friends and the woman they all care for is still engaging enough, largely due to Margaret Sullavan's heartbreaking performance. Curious to revisit this to see if I missed anything by being unfocused, or if the movie itself is unfocused.