Moloch
an ALEKSANDR SOKUROV picture
Synopsis
In a fortress perched high above the clouds, everything seems in order for a peaceful 24 hours of table talk and strolls amidst dramatic mountain views. Even if it is the spring of 1942 in Germany. But the confusions of a woman caught up in the complexities of a man incapable of human intimacy have made Eva Braun as volcanic as her beloved Hitler. Hers is the only voice that dares contradict the Führer.
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Press
"Lurid and daring without being commercial."
THE VILLAGE VOICE
"Alexei Fyodorov’s gloomy, soft-focus photography, with its echoes of Riefenstahl and German Romantic paintings, is stunning. True, too, Sokurov and scriptwriter Yuri Arabov’s intention to understand a little more about Hitler the man through the self-sacrificing love of Eva Braun is admirable."
TIME OUT
"Moloch is a very powerful film that gives the impression that time is suspended."
THE NEW YORK TIMES
"The film from the Russian Aleksandr Sokurov, brings off something really remarkable…ultimately, Mosgovoi’s Hitler is so convincing, that there are times when it is almost hair-raising."
THE GUARDIAN
Festivals
& Awards
Cannes International Film Festival
Best Screenplay
Toronto International Film Festival
Busan Film Festival
Rotterdam International Film Festival
European Film Awards
Best Cinematographer
Best Film
Russian Guild of Film Critics
Golden Aries for Best Actor, Actress, Cinematography, Script
San Francisco Film Festival
Cast & Crew
| Elena Rufanova | |
|---|---|
| Leonid Mosgowoi | |
| Leonid Sokol | |
| Yelena Spiridonova | |
| Vladimir Bogdanov |
| Director | Aleksandr Sokurov |
|---|---|
| Writers | Yuri Arabov |
| Marina Koreneva | |
| Producers | Thomas Kufus |
| Viktor Sergeyev | |
| Directors of photography | Aleksei Fyodorov |
| Anatoli Rodionov | |
| Editor | Leda Semyonova |
| Sound | Hartmut Eichgrün |
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