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An antiwar epic became an awards darling. Why Germans don't quite see it the same way

The film with this awards season's most unexpected trajectory may be "All Quiet on the Western Front," an adaptation of Erich Maria Remarque's 1928 German-language novel set during World War I. After premiering at the Toronto International Film Festival in September and launching on Netflix in October, the film went…

Los Angeles Times · Feb 23, 2023

Scots writer of Netflix epic war movie claims BAFTA title as film wins SEVEN awards

Stirling-born screenwriter Lesley Paterson was this celebrating after the film she adapted scooped seven BAFTAs. Lesley claimed the award for best screenplay for her work on Netflix war epic All Quiet on the Western Front. Earlier this month we tol

Daily Record · Feb 21, 2023

Meet Lesley Paterson, the triathlete who wrote Netflix’s All Quiet on the Western Front

Paterson competed with broken bones to get her Oscar-winning film made: ‘I find meaning through suffering’

Evening Standard · Feb 13, 2023

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‘Obsessive? This is who I am!’ How Lesley Paterson funded her 16-year Oscar dream – by winning triathlons

Paterson’s debut film, All Quiet on the Western Front, is up for nine Academy Awards. It could not have been made without her earnings as an athlete – and the drive that made her swim a mile with a broken shoulder

The Guardian - UK · Feb 13, 2023

Scots Oscar nominee on her journey from sport to screenwriting

GROWING up, Lesley Paterson loved ET. “Everyone has that film that made them fall in love with the movies and that was mine,” she says.

The National (Scotland) · Feb 11, 2023

Who is Lesley Paterson? The life of the champion triathlete turned screenwriter tipped for Oscar glory

All Quiet on the Western Front was only made thanks to the endurance of Lesley Paterson

Evening Standard · Feb 9, 2023

Scots writer of Netflix epic war film says Oscars nomination is a 'dream come true'

Stirling woman Lesley Paterson will attend the 95th Academy Awards after the film she co-wrote - Netflix war epic All Quiet on the Western Front - was nominated for nine Oscars.

Daily Record · Jan 31, 2023

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