Oliver Hirschbiegel

In the overcrowded supermarket of movies, where sheer volume mitigates against selectivity, Downfall stands out as a film of great consequence. Hitler biographer Ian Kershaw, writing (September 17, 2004) in The Guardian about Downfall, said, ...such a film is a... ... Full Article

Sci-fi thriller in which an alien virus turns humans into emotionless zombies.With Nicole Kidman, Jeremy Northam, Daniel Craig.Director: Oliver Hirschbiegel (1:36).PG-13: Violence. ... Full Article

SCREENED AT THE 2004 TORONTO FILM FESTIVAL: It only stands to reason that one of history's most despised and justifiably vilified people would also be one of the most fascinating. ... Full Article

Hang those that talk of fear, says Macbeth in his own final act.But the sinister nincompoop Hitler, in this account of the last days in the bunker, presides over a jabbering court who talk of nothing else. ... Full Article

World War II is a sensitive topic in the German cinema. That makes the 2004 best foreign language film Oscar nominee "Downfall," Oliver Hirschbiegel's ambitious and complex dramatization of the final days of Adolf Hitler (who has never been the ... Full Article