Description: Clint Eastwood revisits familiar territory with LETTERS FROM IWO JIMA, a companion piece to his critically-acclaimed World War II drama FLAGS OF OUR FATHERS. Where the two films differ is in their version of events; FLAGS… is told from a...
Description Clint Eastwood revisits familiar territory with LETTERS FROM IWO JIMA, a companion piece to his critically-acclaimed World War II drama FLAGS OF OUR FATHERS. Where the two films differ is in their version of events; FLAGS… is told from a predominantly American point-of-view, whereas LETTERS… offers the Japanese perspective.
Credits
Producer:
Clint Eastwood, Steven Spielberg
Editorial Reviews An involving wartime epic BBC (10/30/2007)
A sharper account of the Iwo Jima conflict than Flags [Of Our Fathers], this balances its unflinching handling of the horrors of war with its touching portrayal of those who face them Empire (10/30/2007)
It takes a filmmaker of uncommon control and mature grace to say so much with so little superfluous movement, and Eastwood triumphs in the challenge Entertainment Weekly (10/30/2007)
Eastwood's film burns into the memory by striving for authentic detail. The result is unique and unforgettable Rolling Stone (10/30/2007)
Eastwood and his cinematographer Tom Stern have done a superb and possibly unique job in showing both sides of this dreadful battle The Independent (05/19/2009)
An impressive work of compassionate imagination Time Out (05/19/2009)