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Filmmaker/narrator Rdiger Suchsland, working from the writings of Weimer thinker and critic Siegfried Kracauer, digs deep into the culture and the movies and filmmakers of this Gilded and famously hedonistic, or at least permissive age.
Louise Brooks and Dietrich did their greatest work under the Weimar Republic, as did most of the filmmakers. And to a one, they fled the country when the armed oompah-music loving bumpkins seized power.
As Suchsland narrates, in the mid-20s German films were depicting stock market crashes and backlash against city elites, sentimental attachment to German mythology and the rise of the Alpine cinema that Leni Riefenstahl came to embody.
Remember, fascist art, as Susan Sontag taught us, reveres nature, physical beauty and the Motherland. The Weimar films predicted Hitler by showing up in the pop culture preceding his rise to power. Hitler, it can be inferred, tapped into something he saw German culture was already embracing, assisting his rise to power.
Cast: Fritz Lang, Volker Schlndorff, Siegfried Kracauer, Elisabeth Bronfen, Eric D. Weitz
Credits: Written and directed by Rdiger Suchsland, based on the writings of Siegfried Kracauer. A Widehouse release, now on Netflix
The reason for my question is that I thought the scene with the Nazi soldier yelling out in the most Teutonic brutal fashion orders to the inmates in the barracks with the father translating to the son as this being some kind of game was one of the most incredibly brilliant juxtapositions I had seen in a film of horror/humor or hate/love. I remember being absolutely blown away by the idea of it and how it was done. But, that was me.
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Ben
I loved Life is Beautiful, and I think movies like the one you described above do everyone a great service by bringing horror to light. We can only learn from the past if we are aware of the past to begin with. Its hypocrisies, its twists, and its brutality. The only alternative to centering the story on a handful of characters is to simply have a mindless, heartless documentary. We connect with movies.
One of the strangest animation-related stories of this year to date has to be the discovery, in Norway, of a set of four watercolor paintings stashed behind the frame of a fifth. This artwork depicted three of Disney's Seven Dwarfs and Pinocchio, and would be of no great import unless one knew the identity of the purported painter: Adolf Hitler, supreme leader of the Third Reich. Finding artwork attributable to Hitler is not truly singular; it is estimated that the one-time aspiring art student did perhaps a thousand watercolors over the course of his "career." It is estimated that the Disney watercolors were done between 1938 and 1940. Hitler's choice of subject is not unusual either, since the dictator had an especial interest in Snow White -- and Snow-White.
The latter was, of course, a German fairy tale known as Sneewittchen. Hitler despised modernity; in his heart he harkened back to the tales of the simple Aryan folk. As for the Disney film Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Hitler considered it among the greatest movies ever made. During a 1938 visit to Germany, Roy Disney sold the film to the Propaganda Ministry, one of 50 American films bought by the Nazi regime that year. The film was never shown due to growing anti-Americanism, but der Fhrer had a copy delivered to his private movie theater in Ubersalzberg.
What he saw embarrassed and upset him. Hitler was by no means a total fan of Disney -- he considered Mickey Mouse to be a degenerate tap-dancing idiot -- but even the leader of one of the world's mightiest nations had to bow before the technical perfection and animated wizardry of Snow White. German animation could not have produced anything like it, despite the presence of talented animators such as Kurt Lodel and Wolfgang Kaskeline. Hitler was reportedly furious about this unhappy fact. (Germany did have a studio producing animation under the direction of Joseph Goebbels known as Deutches Zeichenfilm, but the only significant film produced was a forgettable 1942 opus about a canary called Der arme Hansi.)
The films on this list of the best movies about Hitler have been ranked by the community as the greatest. Hitler lived from 1889 to 1945 and was responsible for the Nazi era in Germany. One of the most hated historical figures, many films have been made based on his life and his period of dictatorship. What are the best movies about Hitler and his life?
This list features the best movies about Hitler, either from a historical viewpoint or with the inclusion of fictional events. Some of these films about Hitler star famous celebrities like Tom Cruise, while others are foreign films that take an international look at Adolf Hitler. But you'll see that this is fare more than a "top 10 hilter movies" list.
The films on this list are the best movies about Hitler and include titles such as The Devil with Hitler, Hitler: The Rise of Evil, Valkyrie, Downfall, Gandhi to Hitler, The Holcroft Covenant, and Angels of the Universe. Vote up the best movies about Adolf Hitler. Be sure to check back for new Hitler movies as they are added as they are released.
This gripping German drama, directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel, chronicles Adolf Hitler's final days in his Berlin bunker during the end of World War II. Featuring an astounding performance by Bruno Ganz as the Nazi leader, the film masterfully depicts the paranoia, desperation, and chaos that engulfed Hitler and his inner circle in the face of defeat. Based on meticulous historical research, with chilling realism and intense psychological insights, Downfall offers a harrowing portrait of a tyrant unraveled and the collapse of a brutal regime.
An infamous piece of propaganda, this documentary directed by Leni Riefenstahl showcases the 1934 Nazi Party Congress in Nuremberg, Germany. The film exemplifies the power of visual storytelling to manipulate and seduce, as it glorifies Hitler and his zeal for Aryan supremacy. Though controversial due to its subject matter, Triumph of the Will nonetheless remains an important study in both the art of filmmaking and the frightening sway that cinema can hold over an audience.
This television miniseries tackles the monumental task of portraying Hitler's life from his failures as an artist in Vienna to the brink of World War II. Starring Robert Carlyle, who delivers an eerily convincing performance, the series delves into the circumstances and relationships that shaped Hitler's ascent to power and his descent into madness. Hitler: The Rise of Evil provides a sweeping, dramatic look at the man behind the monster and the chilling consequences of an unchecked quest for power.
Directed by Bryan Singer, this suspenseful historical thriller stars Tom Cruise as Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg, a key player in the plot to assassinate Hitler. The film is based on the true story of Operation Valkyrie, a plan devised by disillusioned officers to remove Hitler from power and restore peace to their beloved Germany. With a star-studded cast and high-stakes tension, Valkyrie is a riveting account of the near-miss attempt on one of history's most ruthless leaders.
In this daring satirical take on the Third Reich, director Taika Waititi tells the story of a young boy, Jojo, whose imaginary friend happens to be Hitler himself. As the plot unfolds, Jojo discovers a Jewish girl hidden in his home, challenging his belief in the Nazi ideology and Hitler's omnipotent place in his world. Seamlessly blending comedy with heartache, Jojo Rabbit is both a stirring coming-of-age tale and a powerful lampooning of history's most infamous dictator.
This darkly comedic film, based on Timur Vermes' novel of the same name, imagines Hitler waking up in modern-day Berlin, bewildered by his surroundings but quickly adapting to become a media sensation. Mixing scripted scenes with unscripted encounters, the film exposes the unsettling fascination that contemporary culture has with Hitler's persona. Look Who's Back cleverly uses humor to provoke thought about society's continued obsession with this polarizing figure.
Marine Corps veteran Adam Driver stars in "White Noise," a movie that finally brings Don Delillo's influential 1985 novel to the screen after nearly four decades of failed attempts. The film will premiere at the Venice Film Festival in August and the New York Film Festival in October before streaming on Netflix later this fall.
Driver again works with writer and director Noah Baumbach after their huge success with the 2019 movie "Marriage Story." That film was nominated for six Oscars, including Best Picture. Laura Dern won for Best Supporting Actress, while Driver was nominated for Best Actor and Baumbach for Best Original Screenplay.
"White Noise" tells the story of Jack Gladney (Driver), a professor of Hitler Studies at a small liberal arts college somewhere in the Midwest. Both Jack and his fifth wife, Babette (Greta Gerwig), have an irrational fear of death.
Things get focused when there's an airborne toxic event after a massive chemical spill. The threat of death is no longer abstract, and Gladney must work out how to cope with the reality instead of just the idea. The novel is a black comedy, much funnier than that plot description would suggest.
Alternative rock fans may have just realized that The Airborne Toxic Event, best known for the songs "Sometime Around Midnight" and "All I Ever Wanted," was named after the novel. Delillo's work has also influenced big-name novelists like David Foster Wallace ("Infinite Jest"), Jonathan Franzen ("The Corrections") and Jonathan Lethem ("Motherless Brooklyn").
Driver, who broke through in Hollywood when he played Kylo Ren in the most recent series of "Star Wars" movies, continues to make risky and interesting choices in his acting career. He starred in a pair of Ridley Scott movies in 2020, the medieval action movie "The Last Duel" and the epic family drama "House of Gucci."
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