Hitler's Hollywood
Kino Lorber | Release Date: April 11, 2018 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
78
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Generally favorable reviews based on 7 Critic Reviews
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6
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1
Negative:
0
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90
Los Angeles TimesKenneth TuranMay 9, 2018
A fascinating film that is as thorough as it is idiosyncratic. Read full review
88
RogerEbert.comGodfrey CheshireApr 11, 2018
One can’t watch this film and not think of events in the world today. How did the German nation get so caught up in the Nazi mythology that it plunged willingly toward its own destruction? Obviously being seduced away from a clear comprehension of reality into self-regarding mass fantasy was a big part of it. Read full review
80
CineVueChristopher MachellNov 29, 2018
Drily narrated by Udo Kier, Hitler’s Hollywood is not a film about the rise of Nazism, nor even a linear history of the era’s cinema. Rather, it seeks to capture its spirit, interrogate its aesthetics and finally, to try to understand the insidious power of its propaganda. Read full review
80
The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckApr 12, 2018
Providing important historical and sociological context, Hitler's Hollywood emerges as a compelling cinematic essay that should be essential viewing for cinephiles and history buffs alike. Read full review
75
Slant MagazineDiego SemereneApr 10, 2018
Rüdiger Suchsland’s film is a master class in the relationship between image production and ideology writ large. Read full review
70
The New York TimesBen KenigsbergApr 11, 2018
The most charged implication of Hitler’s Hollywood is that artistry enabled the Third Reich. Read full review
42
The Film StageTony HindsApr 11, 2018
While intermittently fascinating in its attention to detail and its provocative thesis, Suchsland’s verbose essay film never successfully surpasses the realm of mere academic curiosity. Read full review
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