Life changes dramatically for a Czech housemaid when the house driver gives her three magical hazel nuts.
Arguably one of the best adaptations of the Cinderella tale, excellent cast, production design and costumes, will paced direction, and not without some humor.
A German stage actor finds unexpected success and mixed blessings in the
popularity of his performance in a Faustian play as the Nazis take
power in pre-WWII Germany.
From memory: Excellently produced drama presents a fascinating case of corrupted ambition, but Brandauer's sweeping performance almost burs the message.
Halliwell****: "Chilling and fiercely compelling melodrama of moral corruption, with a bravura performance from Brandauer as a man who willingly sells his soul."
Maltin***: "Brandauer is magnetic...Engrossing drama is handsomely produced if a bit uneven."
An art forger and a journalist desperate for a big story create biggest press scandal in German history: the Hitler Diaries.
Typically unfunny German satire that doesn't realize that the true story it is based on is in itself so unlikely and wildly amusing that it didn't need the exaggerations of a comedy.
Halliwell (no star): "The heavy-handed farcical treatment of an hilarious true story provides little amusement, although it was a great success in its home country."
