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100	1		_9384259 _aOliver, Hirschbiegel.
245			_aDownfall
260			_bSony Pictures _c2005 _aUSA
300			_a1 DVD
306			_a155 min.
520			_aThe riveting subject of Downfall is nothing less than the disintegration of Adolf Hitler in mind, body, and soul. A 2005 Academy Award nominee for best foreign language film, this German historical drama stars Bruno Ganz (Wings of Desire) as Hitler, whose psychic meltdown is depicted in sobering detail, suggesting a fallen, pathetic dictator on the verge on insanity, resorting to suicide (along with Eva Braun and Joseph and Magda Goebbels) as his Nazi empire burns amidst chaos in mid-1945. While staging most of the film in the claustrophobic bunker where Hitler spent his final days, director Oliver Hirschbiegel (Das Experiment) dares to show the gentler human side of der Fuehrer, as opposed to the pure embodiment of evil so familiar from many other Nazi-era dramas. This balanced portrayal does not inspire sympathy, however: We simply see the complexity of Hitler's character in the greater context of his inevitable downfall, and a more realistic (and therefore more horrifying) biographical portrait of madness on both epic and intimate scales. By ending with a chilling clip from the 2002 documentary Blind Spot: Hitler's Secretary, this unforgettable film gains another dimension of sobering authenticity.
546			_aLanguages : Turkish, German _aSubtitles : English, Turkish, German
650			_aWar _9372354
650			_aDrama
650			_aArt House and International
700			_9232191 _a Bruno, Ganz.
700			_aAlexandra Maria Lara
700			_aCorinna Harfouch
700			_aUlrich Matthes
700			_aJuliane Köhler
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