Mephisto Quotes

  • Hendrik Hoefgen: What do they want from me now? After all, I am just an actor.

  • Hendrik Hoefgen: Am I not the most dreadful villain you have seen?

  • [Hendrik stumbles upon some soldiers beating up a Jew]

    Hendrik Hoefgen: They must be drunk.

Extended Reading
  • Josue 2022-04-20 09:02:56

    @standard put the actor is amazing! ! ! Five stars for you! The rest are medium

  • Kathryn 2022-04-20 09:02:56

    The most outstanding part of this film, like the movie Capote, lies in the shaping of the character of the protagonist of the story - he is very talented, but at the same time he cares about interests. As shown in the film, on the one hand, he loves art and hopes that art can express Unrestricted in form, he hated the Nazis turning art into a tool of political propaganda. On the other hand, he longed for the fame and recognition brought by success, so he had to compromise, cooperate with the Nazis, put art on shackles, and flattered the Nazis; It's bad, he betrays the person who had quarreled with him, but he is not that bad, otherwise he would not use the relationship to discuss with the Prime Minister of Prussia again and again to save his friend from the Nazis. On the one hand, he was reluctant to get involved in politics, and on the other hand, he had to succumb to politics. It is the coexistence of these complex and seemingly opposing personalities in this character that makes him so chewable, and makes the story of the character's slow unfolding throughout the film even more evocative. I personally prefer this one over the other, also the best foreign language film at the Oscars.