Mein Führer
I read later on that Helge Schneider was unhappy about how his role as Hitler became smaller and the Jewish part grew larger. Perhaps that is the case, but the story might not have been as suspenseful if the Jewish family hadn’t been so afraid – at least that is how I see it.
Strangely enough, I have never really heard of the film except for seeing some film posters. Nobody also seems to really care about it, although I know quite a few people who are fans of Helge Schneider. Why is that? I usually try to not see films about Hitler because I am afraid they would turn out bad or silly, but maybe this is German mass media brainwashing me. So far, I have actually always liked films such as “Der Untergang” or even “Inglorious Basterds”, and I don’t even want to bother reading because these articles they are way, way too concerned with the “moral integrity” of the film, just like they were for “John Rabe”.
“Mein Führer” is funny, it has my favorite German actor in it (yay Ulrich Mühe) and that’s all I needed. The fact that I had no idea how the story would turn out made it entertaining and suspenseful at the same time. I couldn’t care about historical revisionism and decided to take the film as a typical Dani Levy. The Jewish humor in the film felt a lot like “Alles auf Zucker” and I think that is one of its strong parts.
I would never have expected myself to say this, but it was great to have seen “Mein Führer”. If you liked “Alles auf Zucker” you’d like this one as well, and vice-versa.