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The return to Germany in 1949 of Nobel Prize winning writer, Thomas Mann is the subject of this first rate directed, acted and photographed film by acclaimed Polish director Pawel Pawlikowski.
The Plot: Mann (Hanns Zischler) had left Germany in 1933 following Hitler's rise to power and his first visit to his homeland, since the end of WWII, accompanied by his daughter Erika (Sandra Huller), is to receive the Goethe Prize. Photographed in black and white, the film conveys the images of a Germany in ruins with shortages of most consumer items and limited public services. Welcomed warmly by the Mayor of Frankfurt, Mann must contend with threats labelling him as a 'traitor' and 'communist scum' from the wider community. In various social cocktail parties, Mann's former colleagues are at pains to mitigate or deny their cooperation with the former Nazi regime. He will have none of it. Mann also receives an invitation to visit Weimar in the Soviet occupation zone where he is also to receive another Goethe award. His road trip in his black Buick through the zones and finally to Weimar provides a contrast between the US and Soviet occupations. A personal family loss adds to the pressure of this trip.
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| Sandra Huller and Hanns Zischler in Fatherland |
Run time: 82 minutes
Rating [/10]: 10 out of 10
Recommended for cinema viewing: Yes
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