{"id":57489,"date":"2020-12-13T14:18:18","date_gmt":"2020-12-13T21:18:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=57489"},"modified":"2020-12-13T19:58:45","modified_gmt":"2020-12-14T02:58:45","slug":"time-to-love-and-a-time-to-die-a-1958","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=57489","title":{"rendered":"Time to Love and a Time to Die, A (1958)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;Remember, my boy: it&#8217;s easier to die than to live!&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Time-to-Love-and-a-Time-to-Die-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Time-to-Love-and-a-Time-to-Die-Poster-198x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"198\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-57491\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Time-to-Love-and-a-Time-to-Die-Poster-198x300.png 198w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Time-to-Love-and-a-Time-to-Die-Poster-677x1024.png 677w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Time-to-Love-and-a-Time-to-Die-Poster-85x128.png 85w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Time-to-Love-and-a-Time-to-Die-Poster-178x270.png 178w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Time-to-Love-and-a-Time-to-Die-Poster.png 733w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 198px) 100vw, 198px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nA German soldier (John Gavin) on leave in his bombed-out hometown falls in love with and marries a beautiful young woman (Lilo Pulver); but what will happen when he&#8217;s called back to war on the Russian front?\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Douglas Sirk Films<\/li>\n<li>Keenan Wynn Films<\/li>\n<li>Romance<\/li>\n<li>Soldiers<\/li>\n<li>World War II<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nDouglas Sirk&#8217;s next-to-last feature film before directing <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=33432\"><em>Imitation of Life<\/em> (1959)<\/a> and then retiring from film-making was this colorful CinemaScope adaptation of a novel by <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Erich_Maria_Remarque\">Erich Marie Remarque<\/a> (who plays a small supporting role as a persecuted professor). <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Time-to-Love-and-Time-to-Die-Remarque.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Time-to-Love-and-Time-to-Die-Remarque.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-57605\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Time-to-Love-and-Time-to-Die-Remarque.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Time-to-Love-and-Time-to-Die-Remarque-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Time-to-Love-and-Time-to-Die-Remarque-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Time-to-Love-and-Time-to-Die-Remarque-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Time-to-Love-and-Time-to-Die-Remarque-480x270.png 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>A Time to Love and a Time to Die<\/em> (the title is succinct and direct) is essentially a wartime romance:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Time-to-Love-and-Time-to-Die-Romance.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Time-to-Love-and-Time-to-Die-Romance.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-57598\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Time-to-Love-and-Time-to-Die-Romance.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Time-to-Love-and-Time-to-Die-Romance-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Time-to-Love-and-Time-to-Die-Romance-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Time-to-Love-and-Time-to-Die-Romance-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Time-to-Love-and-Time-to-Die-Romance-480x270.png 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; taking place within Germany&#8217;s deadly final days during World War II, when soldiers felt defeated by the inevitability of their country&#8217;s loss, and unsure what moves to make next &#8212; other than simply continuing to follow instructions and seek joy where they could find it. Upon arriving in his hometown, Gavin accepts an invitation from a former classmate (Thayer David) &#8212; now a high-level Nazi &#8212; to refresh himself in David&#8217;s palatial home:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Time-to-Love-and-Time-to-Die-Thayer.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Time-to-Love-and-Time-to-Die-Thayer.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-57599\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Time-to-Love-and-Time-to-Die-Thayer.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Time-to-Love-and-Time-to-Die-Thayer-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Time-to-Love-and-Time-to-Die-Thayer-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Time-to-Love-and-Time-to-Die-Thayer-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Time-to-Love-and-Time-to-Die-Thayer-480x270.png 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Despite his discomfort, he realizes that maintaining appearances and not rocking the boat too much will ultimately help him in his quest to locate both his own missing parents, and Pulver&#8217;s father &#8212; who&#8217;s been sent to a concentration camp. Meanwhile, he uses connections and a spiffy suit from a high-class lieutenant (Keenan Wynn):<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Time-to-Love-and-Time-to-Die-Wynn.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Time-to-Love-and-Time-to-Die-Wynn.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-57600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Time-to-Love-and-Time-to-Die-Wynn.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Time-to-Love-and-Time-to-Die-Wynn-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Time-to-Love-and-Time-to-Die-Wynn-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Time-to-Love-and-Time-to-Die-Wynn-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Time-to-Love-and-Time-to-Die-Wynn-480x270.png 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; to gain entrance to a secret nightclub, where he&#8217;s able to offer Pulver a glorious night on the town:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Time-to-Love-and-Time-to-Die-Wine.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Time-to-Love-and-Time-to-Die-Wine.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-57601\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Time-to-Love-and-Time-to-Die-Wine.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Time-to-Love-and-Time-to-Die-Wine-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Time-to-Love-and-Time-to-Die-Wine-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Time-to-Love-and-Time-to-Die-Wine-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Time-to-Love-and-Time-to-Die-Wine-480x270.png 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8212; at least until the club is directly bombed and they must flee for their lives. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Time-to-Love-and-Time-to-Die-Bombing.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Time-to-Love-and-Time-to-Die-Bombing.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-57602\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Time-to-Love-and-Time-to-Die-Bombing.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Time-to-Love-and-Time-to-Die-Bombing-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Time-to-Love-and-Time-to-Die-Bombing-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Time-to-Love-and-Time-to-Die-Bombing-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Time-to-Love-and-Time-to-Die-Bombing-480x270.png 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Other than Gavin and Pulver taking a chance on love and happiness in the midst of chaos and uncertainty:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Time-to-Love-and-Time-to-Die-Romance2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Time-to-Love-and-Time-to-Die-Romance2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-57604\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Time-to-Love-and-Time-to-Die-Romance2.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Time-to-Love-and-Time-to-Die-Romance2-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Time-to-Love-and-Time-to-Die-Romance2-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Time-to-Love-and-Time-to-Die-Romance2-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Time-to-Love-and-Time-to-Die-Romance2-480x270.png 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; the storyline centers on Gavin&#8217;s gradually shifting sense of moral responsibility; to his credit, Sirk doesn&#8217;t overplay this theme, instead allowing it to unfold somewhat naturally (with a surprise ending). While this isn&#8217;t must-see viewing for all film fanatics, Sirk fans will surely want to check it out.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Russell Metty&#8217;s cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Time-to-Love-and-Time-to-Die-Cinematography.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Time-to-Love-and-Time-to-Die-Cinematography.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-57492\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Time-to-Love-and-Time-to-Die-Cinematography.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Time-to-Love-and-Time-to-Die-Cinematography-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Time-to-Love-and-Time-to-Die-Cinematography-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Time-to-Love-and-Time-to-Die-Cinematography-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Time-to-Love-and-Time-to-Die-Cinematography-480x270.png 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>A bold look at highly varied German stances during WWII<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Time-to-Love-and-Time-to-Die-Germans.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Time-to-Love-and-Time-to-Die-Germans.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-57493\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Time-to-Love-and-Time-to-Die-Germans.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Time-to-Love-and-Time-to-Die-Germans-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Time-to-Love-and-Time-to-Die-Germans-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Time-to-Love-and-Time-to-Die-Germans-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Time-to-Love-and-Time-to-Die-Germans-480x270.png 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo, but it&#8217;s recommended for one-time viewing. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0052296\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1958\/07\/10\/archives\/screen-a-time-to-love-remarque-film-opens-at-two-theatres.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.com\/movies\/a-time-to-love-and-a-time-to-die\/review\/120683\/\">TV Guide Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Remember, my boy: it&#8217;s easier to die than to live!&#8221; Synopsis: A German soldier (John Gavin) on leave in his bombed-out hometown falls in love with and marries a beautiful young woman (Lilo Pulver); but what will happen when he&#8217;s called back to war on the Russian front? Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Douglas Sirk Films Keenan Wynn Films Romance Soldiers World War II Review: Douglas Sirk&#8217;s next-to-last feature film before directing Imitation of Life (1959) and then retiring from&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=57489\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-57489","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57489","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=57489"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57489\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":57715,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57489\/revisions\/57715"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=57489"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=57489"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=57489"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}