A Time to Love and a Time to Die
NR, 133 min. Directed by Douglas Sirk.
REVIEWED By Marjorie Baumgarten, Fri., June 16, 2000
Filmed in Germany and in CinemaScope, this story is based on the Erich Maria Remarque novel A Time to Live and a Time to Die. Changing “Live” to “Love” in true Sirkian fashion, the story is about two lovers brought together because of the war and kept apart by the same token. Says Sirk: “What interested me was a landscape of ruins and the two lovers. But again, a strange kind of love story, a love conditioned. Two people are not allowed to have their love. The murderous breath of circumstances prevents them. They are hounded from ruin to ruin.”
A note to readers: Bold and uncensored, The Austin Chronicle has been Austin’s independent news source for over 40 years, expressing the community’s political and environmental concerns and supporting its active cultural scene. Now more than ever, we need your support to continue supplying Austin with independent, free press. If real news is important to you, please consider making a donation of $5, $10 or whatever you can afford, to help keep our journalism on stands.
Kimberley Jones, May 1, 2017
Marjorie Baumgarten, May 31, 2000
Marjorie Baumgarten, May 18, 2000
A Time to Love and a Time to Die, Douglas Sirk
