Méphisto

Titre original : Mephisto

1981
Unrated
2h 26m

ÉVALUATION IMDb

7,7/10

12 k

MA NOTE

Liretrailer1 min 38 s

1 vidéo

50 photos

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Ajouter une intrigue dans votre langueIn early-1930s Germany, a passionate stage actor faces a dilemma: renounce his apolitical stance and comply with the Reich's doctrine, or face oblivion. But, Faustian bargains never end well... Tout lireIn early-1930s Germany, a passionate stage actor faces a dilemma: renounce his apolitical stance and comply with the Reich's doctrine, or face oblivion. But, Faustian bargains never end well. What is the price of success?In early-1930s Germany, a passionate stage actor faces a dilemma: renounce his apolitical stance and comply with the Reich's doctrine, or face oblivion. But, Faustian bargains never end well. What is the price of success?

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ÉVALUATION IMDb

7,7/10

12 k

MA NOTE

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A remporté 1 oscar
- 15 victoires et 5 nominations au total

Vidéos1

Trailer 1:38

Mephisto

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Anecdotes
Based on the novel "Mephisto" by Klaus Mann, which obviously portrays his former brother-in-law Gustaf Gründgens. Therefore, it was banned in Germany until 2000.

Gaffes
Contrary to what is depicted in the film, Hitler was not named chancellor of Germany after the Nazis won a majority in the Reichstag. He was appointed chancellor in January 1933 without proper parliamentary confirmation, and the Nazi Party did not win an absolute majority of votes in the next election (March 1933).

Citations
Hendrik Hoefgen: What do they want from me now? After all, I am just an actor.

Connexions
Featured in At the Movies: The Best Films of 1982 (1983)

Bandes originales
Gräfin Dubarry
Music by Karl Millöcker (as Millöcker)
Sung by Magda Kalmár

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10/10

the Devil doesn't always carry a pitchfork

Everyone knows the story of Faust: a man sells his soul to the Devil in exchange for something. Well, as we learned in the Rolling Stones' song "Sympathy for the Devil", the Prince of Darkness doesn't necessarily appear as a mustachioed red being with a bifurcated tail. In "Mephisto", the Devil appears as an ideology-turned-governmental-system: Nazism. And in this case, the Devil doesn't request your soul, but rather a favor: that you work for it. Such is the fate of actor Heinz Hoefgen (Klaus Maria Brandauer). Hoefgen has felt shame all his life and has often worn white make-up, as if to hide behind it. But the Nazis make him feel powerful, and so he works for them; metaphorically, he sells his soul to them.

"Mephisto" proves not only the mastery of Germany's film industry, but also what a great director Istvan Szabo is (also shown in "Sunshine" and "Being Julia").