Mephisto Summary
Director: István Szabó
Genres: Drama
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Based on Klaus Mann's novel, Mephisto details the rise of a Faustian character who figuratively sells his soul in exchange for greatness. Hendrik Hofgen (Klaus_Maria_Brandauer, offering an electric performance) is the star of a state-funded theater department who tires of his job. Like his friends, he pays lip service to socialist ideals fashionable for artists of his time -- that is, until the Nazis rise to power. He then sees an opportunity to achieve his objective of fame: he will perform propaganda plays and thereby use the Nazis as a vehicle to spread his name across the country -- only too late does he realize his mistake. This well-adapted version of the book featured the first teaming of Brandauer with director Istvan_Szabo; they would later reunite to make Colonel_Redl and Hanussen. Brandauer first gained attention in the U.S. after the film's release and would be cast as the villain in Never_Say_Never_Again as a result. Jeremy Beday, Rovi
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