Based on a novel from 1958 (or 59) by Günter Grass, this film won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film and the Palme d'Or at Cannes in 1979.
As far as a rudimentary plot outline:
The Tin Drum is based on a boy that makes the conscious decision to stop growing upon his third birthday in order to avoid "maturing" into a miserable adult. In turn, Oskar's comfort lies in his tin drum.
I will say only that The Tin Drum, for me, is disturbingly real. Accepting the premise of the film as a bit un-realistic, the film absorbs itself in an unsettling presentation of everyday life in 1930s and 40s Germany.
It is rather thought provoking and is definitely worth seeing if you haven't.
9pm
McCosh 10
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