Downfall [Blu-ray]
by Oliver Hirschbiegel
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Actor: Alexandra Maria Lara, Bruno Ganz, Corinna Harfouch, Juliane Köhler, Ulrich MatthesDirector: Oliver Hirschbiegel
Brand: Momentum
Writer: Bernd Eichinger
Producer: Bernd Eichinger
Writer: Joachim Fest
Writer: Melissa Müller
Writer: Traudl Junge
Producer: Christine Rothe
Producer: Doris J. Heinze
Blu-ray: Region Code 0
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Subtitled); German (Original Language)
Format: Import
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 156 minutes
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Momentum Pictures
Product features:
- UK Import
- Blu-ray
- Region-Free
Blu-ray Reviews of Downfall [Blu-ray]
Blu-ray Review: Check out the Reviews on amazon.co.uk and amazon.de!
Summary: 1 Stars
I was curious when I got this recommendation from amazon.com, since I was interested in finally watching this movie, of which I heard a lot of great things.
Then, due to the lack of reviews here, I checked out some on the british and german amazon sites. It appears the the Blu-Ray has severe shortcomings: Dark picture, bad Dolby soundtrack (compared with the DTS soundtrack of the region 2 DVD), and fixed english subtitles in the picture over the german soundtrack (which is listed as "english" on all amazon sites).
I'll wait until there is a good Blu-Ray release in the US or germany before I order this.
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Description of Downfall [Blu-ray]
Not since G.W. Pabst's 1956 effort, 'Der Letzte Akt' (The Last Act) has a German film attempted to tackle the subject of their most famous leader, Adolf Hitler. Breaking a long-standing taboo, the director, Oliver Hirschbiegel, has made a film that has sparked much debate in Germany and the rest of the world. Downfall features an astonishing performance by Bruno Ganz as history's most notorious figure. Providing an unprecedented and controversial insider's perspective, the film is a gripping insight into the madness and desperation of Hitler in the final hours of the war as the Russian Army closes a ring around Berlin. Beautifully photographed and brilliantly acted, this tour de force is at once dramatic, harrowing and remarkably authentic. The basis for the screenplay by writer-producer Bernd Eichinger came from two key sources: Joachim Fest's book "Inside Hitler's Bunker: The Last Days of The Third Reich", the recognition that the horrifying epic of Hitler and his people during his twelve years in power was reflected in those last twelve days in the bunker; and the memoirs of Hitler's private secretary, Traudl Junge, in Melissa Mueller's book, "Until The Final Hour: Hitler's Last Secretary", which provided an invaluable insight into the character of the man, and those final, fatal few days of the war.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. --Jeff Shannon
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