Storyline

A German stage actor finds unexpected success and mixed blessings in the popularity of his performance in a Faustian play as the Nazis take power in pre-WWII Germany. As his associates and friends flee or are ground under by the Nazi terror, the popularity of his character supercedes his own existence until he finds that his best performance is keeping up appearances for his Nazi patrons.—Keith Loh

Plot Keywords

nazi, nazi germany, theatre, expressionism, museum, price of fame, ambition, berlin germany, breaking the fourth wall, actor, success, morality, nazism, vanity, treason, star, one word title, integrity, ethics, paris france

Short Review

Istvan Szabo's Mephisto is brilliant metaphorical filmmaking containing one of the more memorable film-acting performances in recent years.

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