Mephisto Comments

  • Dock 2022-04-21 09:03:52

    Don't let me watch half of it. . . Following the tradition of chamber drama. It is far away from the psychology of the characters and the historical environment. I admire those who can see it. ....

  • Drew 2022-04-21 09:03:52

    Everyone has to make a choice in front of the times, not only Hendrik Hofgen, but also Lao She and Cao Yu... You can't hide in the...

  • Yessenia 2022-04-20 09:02:56

    The last movie I watched at the end of the day, a little careless. But the spotlight follow at the end and the protagonist's last line, I'm just an actor, are the climax of the...

  • Josue 2022-04-20 09:02:56

    @standard put the actor is amazing! ! ! Five stars for you! The rest are...

  • Archibald 2022-04-20 09:02:56

    About cowardice and self-deception. Nice shot at the end of the stage dodging the...

  • Darius 2022-04-20 09:02:56

    The background, the shroud of ideology, penetrates into the skin and hair. Appearance, political stage, cultural puppet. Will give up Paris to stay in Berlin, this sacrifice is also... German is really difficult to control, how lag behind the...

  • Helga 2022-04-20 09:02:56

    It is not easy to be uprooted, it is not easy to stand still, and it is not easy to go with the flow. The film is still objective, not to mention...

  • Travon 2022-04-20 09:02:56

    quite sad. The synopsis and the film seem to be at odds with each other. Because it can be clearly felt that Hendrik Hoffgen is struggling, struggling...

  • Jamil 2022-04-20 09:02:56

    The film is based on the German writer Klaus Mann's novel of the same name, and the protagonist of the novel comes from a historical prototype, so the film brings a strong biographical writing style of historical...

  • Adelbert 2022-04-20 09:02:56

    When art and politics collide, no matter the outcome is good or bad, art has faded from its original glory. The best an actor can show on the stage is to integrate himself into the role, and with a special identity like Hofgen's special background, the road to pursue artistic achievement is even more difficult. He lives in a mask, constantly struggling in the abyss of broken mirrors of self-examination, and the pain that splits his soul will never heal,...

Extended Reading
  • Barton 2022-04-07 08:01:02

    Who is the devil

    Who the hell is the devil

    ?
    The actors of the drama under Nazi rule ostensibly cooperate to preserve strength and cover some people, but there is one that cannot be covered and fails.
    Fake marriage with a certain woman, and the beloved black woman can only go to France.
    The male protagonist is very...

  • Wayne 2022-04-07 08:01:02

    mirror mask

    Mephistopheles originally meant the devil, but in this film it was the character that the actor's leading man was supposed to play. In order for an actor to reach his peak on the stage, he must show a bit of the spirit of abandoning himself and truly integrating into the role. It is even more...

Mephisto quotes

  • Hendrik Hoefgen: Am I not the most dreadful villain you have seen?

  • [Hendrik stumbles upon some soldiers beating up a Jew]

    Hendrik Hoefgen: They must be drunk.

Mephisto

Director: István Szabó

Language: German,Hungarian,English Release date: March 22, 1982