Lubitsch
Anti-fascist cinema: To Be or Not to Be (1942)
Veering between farce and contemporary drama, with hints of Shakespeare, this anti-Nazi film captures the derision with which Americans viewed Hitler
Lubitsch
Veering between farce and contemporary drama, with hints of Shakespeare, this anti-Nazi film captures the derision with which Americans viewed Hitler
singing
Obvious? Sure. This movie about moving from cynicism to commitment is justifiably legendary
Mel Brooks
On "The Producers" (1967) and "Cabaret" (1972): Come for the songs, stay for the laughs, leave with the shivers
sabotage
Sabotage and subterfuge are the tools of the French Resistance in this exciting WWII movie
movies of 2006
Two films that revolve around the notion that classical music can penetrate the hardened heart
good Germans
A biopic about an activist and martyr takes the opposite approach: playing it safe