TOERIFC: The Tin Drum

[This post is prompted by The Oldest Established Really Important Film Club, which will be spotlighting a different blogger-selected film every month. This month's film was chosen by Jonathan of Cinema Styles. Visit his site to see his thoughts on the film and to join the main discussion.]

Volker Schlöndorff's The Tin Drum is an allegory for Eastern Europe in the period between the end of World