One of the more intriguing films of pre-Hitler Germany, given its apparent pacifist intentions, is G. W. Pabst's *Kamaradschaft,* made in 1931 after his equally pacifist *Westfront 1918* of 1930, wherein German coal miners rescue trapped French miners in the Alsace region by re-excavating old mine tunnels traversing the frontier, sealed during World War I. _______________________________________________________________________________ William Lafferty Department of Theatre Arts [log in to unmask] Wright State University office (937) 775-4581 or 3072 Dayton, OH 45435-0001 USA facsimile (937) 775-3787 "The universe was once conceived almost as a vast preserve, landscaped for heroes, plotted to provide them the appropriate adventures. The rules were known and respected, the adversaries honorable, the oracles articulate and precise as the directives of a six-lane parkway. Errors of weakness or vanity led, with measured momentum, to the tragedy which resolved everything. Today, the rules are ambiguous, the adversary is concealed in aliases, the oracles broadcast a babble of contradictions." --- Maya Deren, from her notes for *At Land* ---- To sign off SCREEN-L, e-mail [log in to unmask] and put SIGNOFF SCREEN-L in the message. Problems? Contact [log in to unmask]