montage

Three photograph montage depicting Grant as a Civil War general. From the Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division.

A montage of five chronological photographs showing Robert E. Lee from a young engineer during the Mexican War to his forced retirement as a Civil War general. From the Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division.

In 1936, director William Cameron Menzies, editor William Hornbeck, and composer Sir Arthur Bliss, pooled their considerable talents and created what is possibly (at least, I think) the most powerful two minutes and 22 seconds ever put on film -- the prophetic montage from Alexander Korda's "Things To Come." It is an exercise in contrasts between war and peace. How can this clip fit into your anti-war project? Let your imagination run away with you. The entire film may be found here: http://www.archive.org/details/ThingstoCome

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