... will take over. In comparison to aristocracy, we see Marechal reconfirming his social status when he calls the cow in the shed 'a poor cow' just like himself, a 'poor man'. The depiction of social class differences is a central theme of the film and at the same time portrays the social status of the European population at that time. As the ... only found themselves to be devastated by the aftermath of the war. In the final scenes of the film, Rosenthal tells Marechal that the Swiss-German border was "man-made and invisible" and that "nature doesn't give a damn". The border is ...

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