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Elser: Er hätte die Welt verändert (Georg Elser)

2015

Oliver Hirschbiegel

Christian Friedel, Katharina Schüttler, Burghart Klaußner, Johann von Bülow ...

6.1

2,836

Drama The breath-taking story of a man who nearly would have changed the world. 1939, when Hitler tricked millions of people at the height of his power, one said a radical No: Georg Elser, disparaged as an assassin, is one of the greatest resistance fighters.

	Author	Review
United States	Jessica Kiang IndieWire	"An elegant, expensive-looking, respectful history lesson (...) a more successful film than nearest available comparison point 'Valkyrie'"	POS
United States	David Rooney The Hollywood Reporter	"The movie is well acted and mostly absorbing, but it spells out everything so painstakingly that there's zero room for subtext"	NEU
United States	Jay Weissberg Variety	"The absence of subtlety combined with predictable dollops of sentimentalism once again trivialize events in the name of making them understandable"	NEU
United Kingdom	Ryan Gilbey The Guardian	"What the picture sorely needs is the panache of Soldier of Orange or Black Book (...) There is a compelling tale running through 13 Minutes, but Hirschbiegel doesn’t seem in any hurry to locate it (...) Rating: ★★ (out of five)"	NEG
United Kingdom	Geoffrey Macnab The Independent	"The film boasts handsome production values and is as intricately put together as the device Elser so painstakingly assembles."	POS
United Kingdom	Dave Calhoun Time Out	"The earlier village section is mildly interesting (...) But the later, post-arrest scenes are oddly repetitive and unilluminating (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	NEU
Australia	Leigh Paatsch Herald Sun	"Intermittently compelling (...) The film certainly does mark a welcome return to form for Oliver Hirschbiegel (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
Ireland	Donald Clarke Irish Times	"Hirschbiegel’s film captures the period well but we are left asking the wrong questions (...) The end result is brisk, brutal and grimly entertaining. But it doesn’t feel quite finished (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	NEU

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