Every day, AlloCiné recommends watching a movie (again) on TV. Tonight: A biopic about Hitler’s final moments.
In 2005, La Chute landed on French screens, already a huge success along the Rhine, attracting almost 4.5 million viewers. Nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the Oscars, the feature film follows the last days of Adolf Hitler and the fall of the Third Reich during the Battle of Berlin in April 1945.
To write it, producer and screenwriter Bernd Eichinger (The Neverending Story, The Name of the Rose, Resident Evil) was inspired by two books: The Last Days of Hitler, the bestseller by historian Joachim Fest and Until the Last Hour. : Hitler’s Last Secretary”, a memoir by Traudl Junge (played by actress Alexandra Maria Lara). He then contacted Oliver Hirschbiegel, director of The Experience, to direct.
If the latter hesitates to accept the project, he finally accepts because he believes it is his duty as a German. Avoiding any Manichaeism, he shot with a hand-held camera, like a documentary, bringing historical figures to life. Starting with Adolf Hitler, played brilliantly by Bruno Ganz. Already studded with powerful roles, the actor’s career is finding a match for his needs. Dazzlingly authentic, especially during speeches or scenes of hysteria, the actor gives a powerful performance without falling into caricature.
Autumn Oliver Hirschbiegel with Bruno Ganz, Alexandra Maria Lara, Rolf Kanye…
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Source: allocine
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