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The Ogre

Der Unhold

1996

Volker Schlöndorff

John Malkovich, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Marianne Sägebrecht, Gottfried John ...

6.3

1,157

Drama From Volker Schlöndorff, the esteemed director of The Legend Of Rita, The Tin Drum, Swann In Love, and Death Of A Salesman, comes The Ogre, a startling view on fascism and its peculiar appeal. With his extraordinary eye for haunting imagery, and his deep understanding of the horrors of Nazism, Schlöndorff creates the epic odyssey of a childlike man inserted into a world of evil he can't comprehend. Featuring a stunning performance by ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Scott Tobias AV Club	"'The Ogre' skillfully evokes the imposing, malevolent air of a Grimm fairy tale as an allegory to explain the sinister magnetism of the Nazi movement"	POS
United States	Stephen Holden The New York Times	"But for all its ambitions and moments of brilliance, 'The Ogre' doesn't feel unified or even complete"	NEU
United States	Marc Savlov Austin Chronicle	"Schlondorff's best film since 1979's 'The Tin Drum' (...) Astonishing, disturbing, and altogether an affecting piece of work (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	David Stratton Variety	"The chief problem here is that what works on the page takes on a totally different dimension onscreen (...) Schlondroff and adapter Jean-Claude Carriere take a disappointingly didactic approach to the material"	NEG
United States	Peter Stack SFGATE	"It's not entirely satisfying, but it holds a dark fascination."	NEU
United States	Kevin Thomas Los Angeles Times	"A wrenching, richly imaginative tale of innocence, corruption and redemption (...) 'The Ogre' is in all ways a remarkable accomplishment by a master director"	POS

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