Ödön Rubold

Hilda 2022-04-07 09:01:08

Hungary's Oscar BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM winner, directed by István Szabó, one of the country's most eminent filmmakers, unlike most pictures depicting a pre-WWII Germany from the standpoint of the dreaded persecuted, like Rainer Werner Fassbinder's DESPAIR (1978), MEPHISTO skews it to an...

Tobin 2022-04-07 08:01:02

The original meaning of "being alone" means that in a dirty environment, you can still stick to yourself without being damaged by the outside world. Within the system, it is obviously impossible for such a "self-isolation" to exist. Otherwise, why would there be so many scandals exposed to each...

Kaci 2022-04-08 09:01:13

A typical German-style war background film, I watched it for five days before I finished it, and I was exhausted. Except for the surreal scene at the end.

Kamryn 2022-04-07 08:01:02

Brandauer's rendition is just right, it wouldn't be too much to call it epic, and I think he's a little bit like the archetypal Gustaf Gründgens. I really liked the part where they danced with masks and oil paint, and the awesome ending design. The movie and the original have their own strengths and weaknesses, and they are both very exciting. (The real Gründgens is a good actor, I don't care about his political leanings at all, I can watch his old movies if I get a chance.)