Max (2002)

Movie
Original title	Max
Country of production	Hungary , Canada , Great Britain
original language	English
Publishing year	2002
length	104 minutes
Rod
Director	Menno Meyjes
script	Menno Meyjes
production	Andras Hamori
music	Dan Jones
camera	Lajos Koltai
cut	Chris Wyatt
occupation
John Cusack : Max Rothman Noah Taylor : Adolf Hitler Leelee Sobieski : Liselore von Peltz Molly Parker : Nina Rothman Ulrich Thomsen : Captain Mayr David Horovitch : father of Max Rothman Janet Suzman : mother of Max Rothman John Grillo : father of Nina Rothman Anna Nygh : mother of Nina Rothman Krisztián Kolovratnik : brother of Nina Rothman Peter Capaldi : David Cohn

Max is a Hungarian - Canadian - British drama film from 2002 . Directed by Menno Meyjes , who also wrote the script.

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The film shows the life of the fictional World War I veteran Max Rothman, a Jew. Shortly after the war, Rothman opened a gallery of modern art in Munich . Adolf Hitler asked him to exhibit his works. Rothman considers Hitler talented but not very motivated. Captain Mayr persuades Hitler to devote himself to politics.

Reviews

Stephen Holden wrote in the New York Times on December 27, 2002 that the film offers a fascinating and psychologically believable interpretation of the events that formed Hitler's character. It is a historical fantasy that combines facts and assumptions about the provocative work. The film is particularly weak in those scenes in which it shows the private life of the art dealer. Holden praised the performance of the two main actors.

On May 20, 2003, Jamie Russell wrote for the BBC that you need courage to make a film about Hitler - especially if it portrays Hitler as a human being. The film argues that there would be no Nazis if Hitler had become a successful artist - and he tried not to slip into gullibility. His irony overwhelmed him in places - for example in the scene in which Hitler draws swastikas and Rothman declares him an “artistic genius” .

Awards

The film was nominated for the AFI Fest Festival Grand Jury Award in 2002 and received a special award from the National Board of Review . He was nominated in 2003 for the Political Film Society Award for Democracy and for the Political Film Society Award for Exposé . The sound editing won the Genie Award , and the film was also nominated for the sound for the Genie Award.

backgrounds

The film was shot in Amsterdam and Budapest . Its production amounted to an estimated 11 million US dollars . The world premiere took place on September 10, 2002 at the Toronto International Film Festival , which was followed by several other film festivals. On December 27, 2002, the film was released in select cinemas in the United States, where it grossed approximately $ 527,000.

Web links

• Max in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Max at Rotten Tomatoes (English)
• Max at Metacritic (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Stephen Holden's film review , accessed June 11, 2008
2. ↑ Film review by Jamie Russell , accessed June 11, 2008
3. ^ Filming locations for Max , accessed June 11, 2008
4. ↑ Box office / business for Max , accessed June 11, 2008
5. ↑ Release dates for Max , accessed June 11, 2008