Summary
Goebbels and the Führeris a historicaldramadetailing one of the most consequential relationships in human history, andScreen Ranthas a first look at the United States trailer. The movie was written and directed by Joachim A. Lang, and stars Robert Stadlober as Joseph Goebbels, Franziska Weisz as Magda Goebbels, and Fritz Karl as Adolf Hitler.Goebbels and the Führerexplores the rise and fall of Hitler’s master propagandist and aims to give audiences a look at the private lives of its titular subjects.
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Screen Rantis happy to debut the U.S. trailer forGoebbels and the Führer. Part dramatization, partWorld War II documentary, the movie’s story spans seven years, detailing Goebbels’ rise to prominence up through his suicide a day after that of Hitler’s. Take a look at the trailer, above, and get ready to see the film when it hits theaters and digital platforms on October 4.
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Goebbels and the Führerhas had an interesting journey to the screen. Where movies likeTaika Waititi’s fantasticJojo Rabbittake a satirical approach to Hitler and others likeInglourious Basterdstake huge fictional turns to give audiences catharsis,Goebbels and the Führerputs Hitler and Goebbels at the front and center of their own drama.The Guardianreported that the movie was denied public funding in Germany for this reason, with the film’s historical advisor Thomas Weber saying the rejection was in part “for fear that the audience will start identifying with the protagonist.”
The film ultimately had to shoot in Bratislava, despite a sympathy for Hitler being far from Lang’s goal. At the movie’s Berlin premiere (viaThe Irish Times), Lang said, “showing all these figures as screaming brawlers doesn’t show why our parents and grandparents fell for them.” The director also discussed the rise of far-right movements worldwide and revealed thatGoebbels and the Führeris designed to help viewers understand modern-day dangers through a historical lens. Documentaries likeHitler and the Nazis: Evil on Trialaim to do this work as well, but Lang’s film aims to use drama to make the point that history’s biggest monsters were, unfortunately, only human.
Goebbels and the Führerdoubles down on this approach by blending dramatic scenes with historical footage and testimonials of actual Holocaust survivors. It’s sure to be an uncomfortable watch, but as seen in the trailer, is set to paint a fascinating and unsettling picture of two of the main architects of World War II. For those in search of more historical drama set in that era, National Geographic’s Anne Frank historical dramaA Small Lightmay be a fitting companion piece.
Goebbels and the Führerwill hit theaters and digital platforms on October 4.
