History Behind Steve McQueen’s World War II Drama Blitz

In 'Blitz,' a harrowing war drama, bombs aren't the only threat for a boy on his own
A title card for Steve McQueen’s harrowing and viscerally impactful historical war drama “Blitz” tells us that during the German bombing campaign of London in World War II, some 1.25 million people were evacuated from the city,
The History Behind Steve McQueen’s World War II Drama Blitz
The Blitz ended when the Germans turned their focus toward the Soviet Union. World War II ended in Europe with Nazi Germany’s surrender on May 7, 1945.
Steve McQueen looks at WWII through child’s eyes in ‘Blitz’
While those born years after the months-long 1940 Nazi bombing of London may have no clue about Hitler’s merciless destruction of civilian targets or the Brits’ courageous resistance, the subject,
Steve McQueen’s 'Blitz' delivers far more than a typical World War II drama
Saoirse Ronan is typically great in "Blitz," Steve McQueen's World War II drama. Newcomer Elliott Heffernan is also outstanding as her 9-year-old son.
Blitz: Steve McQueen’s film gives voice to the often overlooked stories of wartime Britain
By showing the blitz through the eyes of a young black Londoner finding his way home through the city, McQueen reveals a fresh perspective on this familiar story.
Steve McQueen on his second world war epic ‘Blitz’: ‘I just wanted to tell the truth’
It also takes on enough sacred cows that, eventually, McQueen does admit a certain sense of risk. “But if risk comes with the truth, let it be a risk.” Anyone who knows the UK will know too the role of the Blitz in the national psyche: a triumph of mass endurance in the face of the abyss.
World War II Drama Blitz Is Steve McQueen's Most Tender Film Yet
A mericans have all sorts of ways of learning about the Blitz from movies, chief among them John Boorman’s exuberant 1987 Hope and Glory, a memoir film about Boorman’s own boy
‘War Through a Child’s Eyes’: Steve McQueen on Blitz
Seeing war through a child’s eyes is sobering. It helps us reconnect to a situation that’s ongoing and unfortunately very […] The post ‘War Through a Child’s Eyes’: Steve McQueen on Blitz appeared first on MovieMaker Magazine.
Director Steve McQueen breaks down his new film ‘Blitz’
British filmmaker Steve McQueen (“12 Years a Slave”), joins to reflect on working with star Saorsie Ronan to create his new World War II drama “Blitz.”
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