Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/05/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I think it's more a tribute to the film than any sort of put-down. The scene is incredibly evocative, even without speaking any German at all the intensity just leaps off the screen. This is Hitler, after all, arch villain of modern times, going completely off the wall. Using all that mania seems perfectly logical. And Ken - yes, I remember the Cowboys version. I'm not sure if it's the first. There just has to be a web site that tracks these. And I need to watch "Downfall" again. It's been too long. And, what the heck, "Das Boat" as well. As a submariner it hit all the right buttons. It was like an instructional video. adam On May 11, 2013, at 5:01 PM, Marty Deveney <benedenia at gmail.com> > Der Untergang (Downfall). > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Downfall_(film) > > I feel for Bruno Ganz - he acted one of the best screen performances ever, > and it's perpetually taken off like this. Is parody a sincere enough form > of flattery? > > M