Mephisto

Jaylon 2022-04-07 08:01:02

1982 Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film: Hungarian director Sabo
This film is based on the real life of Gerstv Gurudance, the greatest actor in German modern theater history. The story of an actor who was compelled to cooperate and was still abandoned by the Germans in the end. The title "Morphist" is meant to refer to those who cooperate with the devil. The protagonist is in a humble and cowardly position psychologically from beginning to end. Although the Germans have also given him a lot of honor, this has not changed his de facto and psychological Jewish identity, but all this has not been deeply reflected. Finally, everything explodes at the end of the film, which is the climax of the film.

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

    When art and politics collide, no matter the outcome is good or bad, art has faded from its original glory. The best an actor can show on the stage is to integrate himself into the role, and with a special identity like Hofgen's special background, the road to pursue artistic achievement is even more difficult. He lives in a mask, constantly struggling in the abyss of broken mirrors of self-examination, and the pain that splits his soul will never heal, ever.

  • Freddy 2022-04-19 09:03:17

    If you have read Mephistopheles, you will feel that the film is not well done, and if you have not read it, it seems that you will not understand it well. Kraussman's original book was combative, but the left-leaning content was removed by Eastern European directors, and the film seemed to focus on personal and institutional contradictions. However, the S/M relationship between the black prostitute and the protagonist has been deleted, and the artist's dilemma of the protagonist and Hamlet has been deleted. Is this personal or universal?

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?