Hitler: A Film from Germany

This epically long film, made on a shoestring budget, is a multi-layered look on the German psyche that is not limited to Hitler, Goebbels or Himler, but takes a nosedive into the collective subconscious, patiently analyzing the reasons that fostered the birth of Nazism, its characteristics and everything it shamelessly exploited, the inconceivable criminal Holocaust, as well as the deification of the leader of Nazi Germany.

Following “Ludwig - Requiem for a Virgin King” (1972) and “Karl May” (1974), Hans-Jürgen Syberberg wrapped up the formidable “German trilogy” with “Hitler: A Film from Germany” in 1977, a landmark in his relatively unknown movie trajectory.

This epically long film, made on a shoestring budget, is a multi-layered look on the German psyche that is not limited to Hitler, Goebbels or Himler, but takes a nosedive into the collective subconscious, patiently analyzing the reasons that fostered the birth of Nazism, its characteristics and everything it shamelessly exploited, the inconceivable criminal Holocaust, as well as the deification of the leader of Nazi Germany.

Divided into four chapters and deeply influenced by the Brechtian concept of epic theater, this experimental, poetic film, full of blood-curdling monologues, symbolic, macabre puppet theater and extensive archival material from Nazi Germany, remains the ultimate guide to dealing with each and every aspect of fascism head on. N.S.

Εναλλακτικοί τίτλοι / Alternative titles: Hitler: A Film from Germany / Hitler - ein Film aus Deutschland

Σκηνοθεσία / Director: Hans-Jürgen Syberberg

Σενάριο / Screenwriter: Hans-Jürgen Syberberg

Φωτογραφία / DoP: Dietrich Lohmann

Μοντάζ / Editor: Jutta Brandstaedter

Ηθοποιοί / Principal Cast: Harry Baer, Heinz Schubert, Peter Kern, Hellmut Lange, Rainer von Artenfels, Martin Sperr

Δυτ. Γερμανία, Γαλλία, Ην. Βασίλειο / West Germany, France, UK
1977
Εγχρωμο, Ασπρόμαυρο / Color, B&W
410’
Γερμανικά, Αγγλικά, Γαλλικά, Ρωσικά / German, English, French, Russian

* Screens on 21st September, 28th September and 29th September

Publication date: 2013-09-11 12:30:00

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