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In Reply to: Downfall (2004) posted by mr grits on August 5, 2005 at 09:15:51:
but for the big screen, the claustrophobic atmosphere of the bunker suits the small screen tho' and I can easilly see why you might think that
I don't necessarily think you have to be a history buff to appreciate this film, tho' having a bit of context of the "who's who" doesn't hurt
I think there are many problems with playing Hitler credibly; the most difficult one to get over is an audiences popular preconception of him as being only a speech-making, rabble rousing monster
Hitler was an Austrian, charming to women, kind to children and his dog. Ganz's humanisation of Hitler does indeed go against the grain, however, I didn't at any stage feel I was watching anyone other than the "Real Hitler", not a comment I could make with all previous attempts to portray him I've seen (Alec Guiness, for example)
I would rank Ganz's performance up there with George C Scott's "Patton", James Mason's Rommel in "The Desert Fox" and Albert Finney's Churchill in "The Gathering Storm"
The film itself; harrowingGrins
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Follow Ups
- Re: Downfall , Untergang (2004), not made for TV - grinagog 19:49:27 08/05/05 (1)
- After seeing the "special features" a lot of what you say falls into place . . . - mr grits 09:25:11 08/06/05 (0)
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