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Mephisto

1981, Movie, 2h 25min

A German stage actor finds unexpected success and mixed blessings in the popularity of his performance in a Faustian play as the Nazis take power in pre-WWII Germany. As his associates and friends flee or are ground under by the Nazi terror, the popularity of his character supercedes his own existence until he finds that his best performance is keeping up appearances for his Nazi patrons.

Country: Hungary,Germany

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Reviews

Critic David Parkinson

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hanks to cinematographer Lajos Koltai and art director Jozsef Romvari, Szabo brilliantly recreates the decadent worlds of the cinema/theatre and the inner-circle of the ruling elite in the Weimar and Nazi periods.

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Critic Roger Ebert

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The actor is played by Klaus Maria Brandauer, in a performanceof electrifying power; he makes us intensely fascinated by his character...

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In 1930s Germany, a struggling actor named Hendrik Höfgen makes a Faustian bargain with the Nazi Party, sacrificing his conscience for the sake of his career. As he becomes a star of the stage and screen, he must confront the true cost of his success and the monstrous regime he has aligned himself with. A powerful and haunting tale of ambition, morality, and the seductive lure of evil.

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