Filled with such longing, such unfulfillable longing.It seemed to me that I was hearing the voice of God.(voice-over) But why? Why would God choose an obscene child to be His instrument? BackgroundAll Quiet on the Western Front(1930) is the first major anti-war film of the sound era, faithfully based upon the timeless, best-selling 1929 novel by Erich Maria Remarque (who had experienced the war first-hand as a young German soldier).In 1931 she worked in a cafe before beginning her career in crime.CLYDE BARROW - was born to a family of sharecroppers.As a young man he became a small-time thief and robbed a gas station.He served two years for armed robbery and was released on good behavior in 1931.The last title card dissolves into a colorful closeup of red, luscious lips (that are being licked after lipstick has been applied).He decides to accept Gavin""s assignment to silently pursue his wife - without even meeting again with Gavin.Pepper""s Lonely Hearts Club BandLP album released in 1967).Plot SynopsisOpening Credits:The opening title credits were set o the Oscar-nominated Best Song: "Love Is A Song" (sung by Donald Novis):Love is a song that never ends Life may be swift and fleetingHope may die, yet love""s beautiful music Comes each day like the dawnLove is a song that never ends One simple theme repeatingLike the voice of a heavenly choir Love""s sweet music flows onLike the voice of a heavenly choir Love""s sweet music flows onAwakening Forest Animals at Dawn:The story began at dawn with a slow pan from left to right into an idyllic and lyrical setting on an early spring day - there was a verdant dark forest, with a distant waterfall and the sound of chirping birds.One of the film""s posters proclaimed the difficult coming-of-age for the recent, aimless college graduate:This is Benjamin.