Charting the final days of World War II in Nazi Germany, DOWNFALL shows what went on in the bunker where Hitler (Bruno Ganz), his secretary (Alexandra Maria Lara), and a few close colleagues waited for their inevitable demise.
Theatrical Release: February 18, 2005 (NY), February 25, 2005 (LA)
Review 1:
"Of all the actors who have taken up the dare of playing Adolf Hitler, Bruno Ganz may be the first who has truly nailed him in body, spirit, and gesture."
Source: Entertainment Weekly
p.79-80 02/25/2005
Review 2:
"[Ganz] tackles the biggest monster of them all with appropriate sobriety and a touch of mischief."
Source: New York Times
p.E1 02/18/2005
Review 3:
"[P]owerfully disturbing....The film is painstaking in its re-creation of the fall of Berlin, with captivating camera work, mostly with handheld equipment, and disconcertedly realistic war scenes."
Source: USA Today
p.9E 02/18/2005
Review 4:
"This is an impeccable, unflinching film."
Source: Uncut
p.136 04/01/2005
Review 5:
"[T]he reality it confronts is so gripping, we cannot turn away."
Source: Los Angeles Times
p.E1 02/25/2005
Review 6:
"[Ganz] succeeds brilliantly with this gift of a role, haunting the mind for days afterwards..."
Source: Sight and Sound
p.52-53 05/01/2005
Review 7:
Ranked #2 in Uncut's Best Films Of 2005 -- "Claustrophobia and intensity prevail, the performances are frighteningly believable."
Source: Uncut
p.82 01/01/2006
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