“In the West, there are no changes“It is a poignant story about a young German soldier on the Western Front during World War I. Paul and his comrades experience firsthand how initial euphoria gives way to despair and fear as they fight for their lives in the trenches,” reads the official production announcement.
The film is based on the world-famous novel of the same title by Erich Maria Remarque. We will see prominent German actors on screen: Daniel Brühl, Albrecht Schuch, Sebastian Hulk, Felix Kammerer, Aaron Helmer, Edin Hasanovic, and David Strisov.
No Change in the West is the third film adaptation of Erich Maria Remarque's novel. The first was produced in 1930, and won two Oscars, and the second in 1979, receiving a Golden Globe for Best Picture. This time, a Swiss director worked together to adapt Remarque's work Edward Berger Oraz Ian Stockell and Leslie Patterson.
The film was a dark horse in last year's awards season. “Unchanged in the West” won four Oscars, including Best International Picture and Best Cinematography. Golden Globe and seven BAFTA Awards.
“No Change in the West” is a 2022 film directed by Edward Berger. He and Leslie Patterson wrote the screenplay based on the novel by Erich Remarque. Interestingly, the author is a Scottish athlete with a theater studies background. He produces films and creates scripts. She could rely on her husband, Simon Marshall, when working on the script for No Change in the West.
The couple witnessed tragedy at the end of last year. Together they fight Simone's cancer. Cancer attacked the pancreas.
“We have just faced our greatest challenge, but we know we can win. In November 2023, Simon was diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer, which is not responding to chemotherapy. This leaves us with few options except to pursue new experimental treatments.” Insurance,” Leslie wrote on Instagram. She posted a link to the screenshot in the description.
“We've lived in the US for 22 years and have good health insurance, paying $1,800 a month, but only now are we realizing how desperate the system is. Insurance doesn't cover much. The bills are piling up. $5,000 here, and there's $7,000 and you realize you're… You can't afford it all.”
Costs are said to reach $1 million. The couple plans to sell the house. Patterson admitted that the success of the No Change West initiative had translated into new job offers, but not into a significant improvement in the financial situation.
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