Word: hirschbiegel
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...Hitler was a raving lunatic. Now a new German film about Hitler's final days in the bunker, The Downfall, is stirring prodigious controversy, because its Hitler is not only a monster but also a human being. The Downfall, which opened in Germany last week, was directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel, who has mainly worked in German TV, and stars Swiss actor Bruno Ganz as Hitler. If Ganz's resemblance to the Führer is eerie, it is the sensitivity of his performance - at times introspective and at others explosive - that is truly unsettling. The intimacy springs both from Ganz...
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