Nazi movies: “Third Reich” propaganda films were often disguised as comedies, dramas, and musicals promoting the German ethos and “way of life.” Curiously – or rather, eerily – these Nazi…
Examples of Theocracy: Since the early days of filmmaking, theocratic rule – in its many forms – has often been depicted on screen. Cinema & TV examples of theocracy range…
Adolf Hitler quotes for the ages: Der Führer fumes following Academy’s Albert Brooks snub Who would have have guessed that two of Albert Brooks’ most die-hard fans are the unlikely…
Muslim father vs. European son road movie is Mar del Plata Film Festival favorite: Ismaël Ferroukhi’s Road to Mecca drama The Great Journey / Le Grand Voyage features Mar del…
Downfall movie: As Nazi Germany’s increasingly off-kilter Führer, veteran Bruno Ganz delivers an engrossing performance – pathetic, tragic, unhinged – in Oliver Hirschbiegel’s intriguing but frantic depiction of Adolf Hitler’s…
An ongoing controversy surrounding Oliver Hirschbiegel’s Adolf Hitler movie Downfall, starring Bruno Ganz as Der Führer, has at its core the following question: Should modern history’s most hated man be…