a stunning experience to see people so human and therefore so monstruous

Rating: 10/10 (8 November 2004)

Pure history. 100% correct if the masterpiece "Hitler" from Ian Kershaw sets the standard. Facts, atmosphere, especially the human dimensions of the key figures, the Austrian charm of Hitler for example, makes them more understandable - en therefore extremely more monstruous.
The constant switching scenes between the war, havoc and suffering in Berlin and the relative tranquility in the bunker, disrupted by the outbreaks of Hitler, kept me on full alert for almost three hours.
I never could understand that a woman like Magda Goebbels could kill her own six children. After this movie, I still can't but I *can* grasp some of the impact that Hitler must have had on his entourage. Chilling.
A must see; the first time I was in a movie where literally *nobody* left the cinema when the credits rolled - stunned by the experience.