A sure-fire argument starter, Hungarian director Istvan Szabo's dramatization of a real-life investigation poses tricky questions and tries to avoid providing easy answers. Can art be separated from politics? Do artists have political responsibilities? What if the artist is one of the 20th century's foremost conductors of Wagner, and the political regime is Hitler's? Widely considered one of the great maestros of his generation, Dr. Wilhelm Furtwangler did not, like many other musicians, leave his homeland once Hitler came to power in 1933. In fact, he appeared to thrive; not only did Furtwangler tour Europe with the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, but Herman Goering ...
Released:
2001
Rated:
NR
Length:
105 mins