Mephisto
Duration: 02:34:00 A German stage actor finds unexpected success and mixed blessings in the popularity of his performance in a Faustian play as the Nazis take power in pre-WWII Germany. As his associates and friends flee or are ground under by the Nazi terror, the popularity of his character superse...
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Institution: | Open Society Archives at Central European University |
Language: | German |
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Objektiv Stúdió
1981
Hungary |
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10891/osa:d6a00579-65f9-4db7-8bfc-3f47dd2b3175 |
Summary: | Duration: 02:34:00
A German stage actor finds unexpected success and mixed blessings in the popularity of his performance in a Faustian play as the Nazis take power in pre-WWII Germany. As his associates and friends flee or are ground under by the Nazi terror, the popularity of his character supersedes his own existence until he finds that his best performance is keeping up appearances for his Nazi patrons. |
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Published: | 1981 |