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Downfall (Oliver, Hirschbiegel.)

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ngm a22 7ar4500

020 -INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER

a ISBN B-00-09RCPU-C

040 -CATALOGING SOURCE

a Original cataloging agency NEU GrandLibrary

041 -LANGUAGE CODE

a Language code of text/sound track or separate title ger

041 -LANGUAGE CODE

a Language code of text/sound track or separate title tur

050 -LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER

a Classification number DVD 001256

100 -MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME

a Personal name Oliver, Hirschbiegel.

245 -TITLE STATEMENT

a Title Downfall

h Medium DVD

260 -PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT)

b Name of publisher, distributor, etc Sony Pictures

c Date of publication, distribution, etc 2005

a Place of publication, distribution, etc USA

300 -PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION

a Extent 1 DVD

306 -PLAYING TIME

a Playing time 155 min.

520 -SUMMARY, ETC.

a Summary, etc The riveting subject of Downfall is nothing less than the disintegration of Adolf Hitler in mind, body, and soul. A 2005 Academy Award nominee for best foreign language film, this German historical drama stars Bruno Ganz (Wings of Desire) as Hitler, whose psychic meltdown is depicted in sobering detail, suggesting a fallen, pathetic dictator on the verge on insanity, resorting to suicide (along with Eva Braun and Joseph and Magda Goebbels) as his Nazi empire burns amidst chaos in mid-1945. While staging most of the film in the claustrophobic bunker where Hitler spent his final days, director Oliver Hirschbiegel (Das Experiment) dares to show the gentler human side of der Fuehrer, as opposed to the pure embodiment of evil so familiar from many other Nazi-era dramas. This balanced portrayal does not inspire sympathy, however: We simply see the complexity of Hitler's character in the greater context of his inevitable downfall, and a more realistic (and therefore more horrifying) biographical portrait of madness on both epic and intimate scales. By ending with a chilling clip from the 2002 documentary Blind Spot: Hitler's Secretary, this unforgettable film gains another dimension of sobering authenticity.

546 -LANGUAGE NOTE

a Language note Languages : Turkish, German

a Language note Subtitles : English, Turkish, German

650 -SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM

a Topical term or geographic name as entry element War

650 -SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM

a Topical term or geographic name as entry element Drama

650 -SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM

a Topical term or geographic name as entry element Art House and International