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This new movie which supposedly (if that's a word ) portrays a side of Hitler we don't see very much in movies.
German film shows Hitler's tender side
So any of our German friends who have seen the movie? Does anybody here as any objections to showing Hitler in a different light?
German film shows Hitler's tender side
COLOGNE, Germany (Hollywood Reporter) -- A German movie that depicts Adolf Hitler as a soft-spoken man who charms his secretary and lovingly plays with his pet Alsatian is turning into one of the country's most controversial films.
In addition to depicting Hitler not just as a screaming demagogue, "Downfall" breaks one of the last taboos of German cinema by portraying Hitler in a central role.
"It is not the first time (we've seen) Adolf Hitler on the screen, but it is certainly the first time they have tried to discover the human touch in the monster," said Rolf Giesen, head of Berlin's Film Museum.
That approach has sparked fierce debate in the German press, with some critics warning the film could pander to neo-Nazis.
"'Downfall' prompts the question whether one should be allowed to feel sympathy for Hitler," German newspaper the Frankfurter Allgemeine wrote in a recent article criticizing the film.
So any of our German friends who have seen the movie? Does anybody here as any objections to showing Hitler in a different light?