Taking Sides - Der Fall Furtwängler

Originaltitel: Taking Sides

2001
12
1 Std. 48 Min.

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Harvey Keitel, Stellan Skarsgård, and Moritz Bleibtreu in Taking Sides - Der Fall Furtwängler (2001)

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Nach dem Ende des Zweiten Weltkriegs wird ein berühmter deutscher Dirigent der Loyalität gegenüber dem Naziregime beschuldigt. Er argumentiert, dass Kunst und Politik getrennt sind. Ein Ermi... Alles lesenNach dem Ende des Zweiten Weltkriegs wird ein berühmter deutscher Dirigent der Loyalität gegenüber dem Naziregime beschuldigt. Er argumentiert, dass Kunst und Politik getrennt sind. Ein Ermittler sieht das anders.Nach dem Ende des Zweiten Weltkriegs wird ein berühmter deutscher Dirigent der Loyalität gegenüber dem Naziregime beschuldigt. Er argumentiert, dass Kunst und Politik getrennt sind. Ein Ermittler sieht das anders.

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- 9 Gewinne & 3 Nominierungen insgesamt

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10/10

What side to take?

I originally saw the stage play "Taking Sides" by Ronald Harwood on Broadway several years ago. This production starred Ed Harris as the interrogating officer Steve Arnold. The role of Dr. Wilhelm Furtwangler was played by a British actor who was magnificent and unfortunately I am unable to remember his name. The play was not a great success on Broadway for reasons I cannot explain.The entire drama was cast in the office of Captain Arnold.

I personally thought the play was great and the film even better. The reason being that the film was able to portray scenes of Post-war Nuremburg and some vivid concentration camp scenes. (not for the weak of heart) to make its point. Nevertheless as in the stage production, the most vivid scenes still took place in the office of Captain Arnold between him and Dr. Furtwangler. The film roles being played by Harvey Keitel and Stellan Skarsgård. Was the relationship cruel to a point of excess by Capt. Arnold? How true were Dr. Furtwangler's version of life during the Nazi regime. ---??? I wish I could give an answer even to myself--Therefore, no spoiler is possible.

The film raises disturbing questions about the relationship of arts and politics.

As a conclusion, since this was a film with two intensely powerful actors, I would hope to see one or both up for a well deserved Oscar award.

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9. Sept. 2003
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To the criticism of both movie critics and American audiences of depicting the American Denazification officer Maj. Steve Arnolds (Harvey Keitel) as a "caricature, a bully, a Philistine," screenplay writer Ronald Harwood told The Jewish Journal that he went on to comb archives for denazification transcripts and to interview officials who had supervised such proceedings."They were morally brutal," Hardwood stated. "They bullied people, and they did behave in an extreme way. But they had just seen the camps, and no one in the world had seen that before."

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When Major Arnold is listening to the recording of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony, the record finishes the first movement and carries straight on to the second. Long playing albums, which ran at 33 1/3 rpm, were introduced in 1948, but the record shown is a 78 rpm one. The performance of the 5th Symphony would have been on a set of five 78 rpm records, one movement each, split over the two sides. It should not be possible for the second movement to start without the record being changed.

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Emmi Straube: When he made his decision, he couldn't have known everything. Especially not the way people like you do, who've returned from exile and feel that you have a right to pass judgement. Because you are blameless, you think you know best who is a sinner and who deserves forgiveness. But you have no idea how people lived here.