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Mephisto

1981

István Szabó

Klaus Maria Brandauer, Ildikó Bánsági, Krystyna Janda, Rolf Hoppe ...

7.0

1,244

Drama In MEPHISTO, an ambitious and talented actor (Klaus Maria Brandauer) on the verge of success marries the daughter of an important official in pre-World War II Germany in order to further his career. As the Nazi influence grows, he discards his wife and uses his new connections to become the head of the National Theatre, while tailoring his art to the fascistic beliefs of his patrons. Wonderful acting in all roles and a strong, balanced ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Roger Ebert rogerebert.com	"The actor is played by Klaus Maria Brandauer in one of the greatest movie performances I've ever seen (...) 'Mephisto' does an uncanny job of creating its period (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	Janet Maslin The New York Times	"'Mephisto' is an extremely handsome film, often quite stylish and very well played. But it lacks an essential clarity"	NEU
United Kingdom	David Parkinson Radio Times	"Brandauer is majestic and this is a masterpiece (…) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United Kingdom	Time Out	"[A] remarkable film (...) A superbly modulated, fruitfully ambivalent central performance by Brandauer carries the emotional and intellectual weight of the political dilemma"	POS
United States	Dave Kehr Chicago Reader	"A disappointingly thin, conventional film (...) It's all rather safe, pat, and predictable"	NEG

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