Réalisation:
Philippe MoraActeurs·trices:
Adolf Hitler (i.a.), Eva Braun (i.a.), Albert Einstein (i.a.), Joseph Goebbels (i.a.), Hermann Göring (i.a.), Heinrich Himmler (i.a.) (plus)Résumés(1)
Swastika is the most controversial documentary about Hitler ever made. Utilizing intimate color home movie footage shot by Eva Braun, it presents the private life of a dictator, going on picnics and joking with friends, displaying an affable face to the man labeled as the Devil incarnate by history. The film interweaves rare propaganda films, which presented Hitler as he wanted to be seen, consoling war widows and frolicking with young children. Director Philippe Mora combines these materials together to form an unintentional autobiography of Hitler's rise and fall, from the formation of the Nazi state through the end of WWII. After a tumultuous reception in Cannes in 1973, the film was banned in Germany for 37 years until 2010, when it opened to reviews acknowledging its significant contribution to understanding Nazism. As the opening credits state, "If Hitler is dehumanized and shown only as a devil, any future Hitler may not be recognized, simply because he is a human being." (texte officiel du distributeur)
(plus)Acteurs·trices
Adolf Hitler (i.a.)
Autriche-Hongrie
Meilleurs films :
Dangerous: The Short Films (1993) (compilation vidéo) - i.a.
Le Discours d'un roi (2010) - i.a.
Anne Frank (2001) (téléfilm) - i.a.
Eva Braun (i.a.)
Empire allemand
Albert Einstein (i.a.)
Empire allemand
Joseph Goebbels (i.a.)
Empire allemand
Meilleurs films :
Zelig (1983) - i.a.
Sunshine (1999) - i.a.
Taking sides, le cas Furtwängler (2001) - i.a.
Hermann Göring (i.a.)
Empire allemand
Meilleurs films :
Zelig (1983) - i.a.
Chiens, à vous de créver ! (1959) - i.a.
Spitfire (1942) - i.a.
Heinrich Himmler (i.a.)
Empire allemand
Meilleurs films :
Taking sides, le cas Furtwängler (2001) - i.a.
Eichmann (2007) - i.a.
Benito Mussolini (i.a.)
Italie
Meilleurs films :
Monsieur Verdoux (1947) - i.a.
Une journée particulière (1977) - i.a.
Lune froide (1991) - i.a.
Joachim von Ribbentrop (i.a.)
Empire allemand
Meilleurs films :
L'Aigle s'est envolé (1976) - i.a.
Ordres secrets aux espions nazis (1959) - i.a.
Jesse Owens (i.a.)
États-Unis
Meilleurs films :
L'As des as (1982) - i.a.
La Voleuse de livres (2013) - i.a.
Ghosts of Mississippi (1996) - i.a.