Munich
A German film that portrays the human side of Hitler during the last 10 days of his life premiered this week to mixed reviews. Der Untergang (The Downfall), starring Swiss actor Bruno Ganz, depicts the Nazi leader as a regular person, speaking in a sorrowful voice to his mistress and underlings as he ponders Germany’s inevitable defeat and contemplates suicide. “These were people, not robots,” said the film’s producer, Bernd Eichinger. The audience at the Munich premiere gave the film a standing ovation; newspaper critics were more skeptical. “Should one do this?” asked the Berlin Taggespiegel. “Show Hitler as though in the end he were only a victim, a victim of the circumstances he created?”
The Week
Escape your echo chamber. Get the facts behind the news, plus analysis from multiple perspectives.
Sign up for The Week's Free Newsletters
From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.
From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.
-
Kristi Noem might not be long for TrumplandIN THE SPOTLIGHT The Homeland Security secretary has been one of the most visible and vocal architects of Trump’s anti-immigration efforts, even as her own star risks fading
-
Senate votes down ACA subsidies, GOP alternativeSpeed Read The Senate rejected the extension of Affordable Care Act tax credits, guaranteeing a steep rise in health care costs for millions of Americans
-
Abrego García freed from jail on judge’s orderSpeed Read The wrongfully deported man has been released from an ICE detention center
