An absorbing and chilling documentary about the National Socialist aesthetic, and how attempts to create the Aryan Ideal caused the extermination of millions. Aspects covered include: Hitler’s epiphany while viewing Wagner’s opera ‘Rienzi’, the rise of the homo-erotic Grecian/Nordic ideal, the parallels drawn between the ‘degenerate’ art of the cubists and dadaists and the mentally ill/physically deformed, the Nazi obsession with purity and cleanliness, and, finally, the descent of the Jewish people to the level of a virus/vermin. |
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Ratings: | IMDB: 8.0/10 | |
Released: | October 13, 1989 | |
Runtime: | 119 min | |
Genres: | Documentary History | |
Countries: | Sweden | |
Companies: | Svenska Filminstitutet Poj Filmproduktion AB SVT Drama Sandrews | |
Cast: | Bruno Ganz Sam Gray Rolf Arsenius | |
Crew: | Peter Cohen | |
Leosdestination : I have no idea what just happened.... Obviously have to wait to for the next season.