Wolfgang Staudte both directed & co-wrote this 3 years after he mad MURDERERS ARE AMONG US,which was the first film made in Germany after the end of World War 2.
Rotation in 80 short minutes.tells us about the rise & fall of Nazism through one families eyes.It traces this history in brief but telling scenes. In its brevity,it becomes very powerful, considering that most of the cast experienced much of what happens on the screen only a few years prior..We have seem many films like this but Rotation is told thru German eyes NOT Western.
I intend to look up & see more of this excellent directors work. We in the US are not familiar with him, mainly because he worked in the Soviet area of Berlin.
The acting by all & the production by all is first rate.
Ratings: ***1/2 (out of 4) 95 points (out of 100)IMDb 9 (out of 10)
Rotation in 80 short minutes.tells us about the rise & fall of Nazism through one families eyes.It traces this history in brief but telling scenes. In its brevity,it becomes very powerful, considering that most of the cast experienced much of what happens on the screen only a few years prior..We have seem many films like this but Rotation is told thru German eyes NOT Western.
I intend to look up & see more of this excellent directors work. We in the US are not familiar with him, mainly because he worked in the Soviet area of Berlin.
The acting by all & the production by all is first rate.
Ratings: ***1/2 (out of 4) 95 points (out of 100)IMDb 9 (out of 10)