Look whos back ends with footage of masucci riding in the back seat of an open sedan as some people run after him yelling furious epithets, while others offer the nazi salute. Look whos back er ist wieder da 2015 rotten tomatoes. Er ist weider da look whos back trailer timur vermes book was something that caught my eye a few times during its spell on irish shelves, but i never felt the need to actually read it. Music for the film look whos back er ist wieder da. I personally read and liked it and every other one who read it, or watched the trailer, who i know, also liked it.
I have just finished watching the film look whos back this is a german language film in which adolf hitler wakes up in the year 2014. Naive yet insightful, repellent yet strangely sympathetic, the revived hitler unquestionably has a spring in his step. Adolf hitler is alive, well and hoping to make germany great again in look whos back er ist wieder da, the new film from german iconoclast director david wnendt wetlands, combat girls. I do not go to the cinema all that often, but i do occasionally like to dip my toe into the global zeitgeist being promoted by hollywood or, less often, more or less liberal and statesubsidized european cinema i most recently went to see germanys fascinating hitler comedy look whos back er ist wieder da, based on the bestselling book by timur vermes, in which the. This is look whos back ending english subs by slartbak1 on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. The guardiana new york times summer reading pickin this recordbreaking bestseller, timur vermes imagines what would happen if adolf hilter reawakened in presentday germany. Brilliant premise, i had to watch it immediately after reading the synopsis that never happens. With daring dark humor, look whos back is a perceptive study of the cult of personality and of how individuals rise to fame and power in spite of what they preach. The frisson of reading look whos back comes from its seamless transition from borscht belt oneliners to disturbing invocations of the legacies of nazi rule. Look whos back, a comedy about the return of hitler, has become an unlikely hit in germany, heading to the top of the box office chart in its third week of release.
He quickly gains media attention, but while germany finds him hilarious and charming, hitler makes some serious observations about society. An independent best books of the year selection a new york times summer reading pick you know his name. The person who wrote this did go on to join the nazi party and theres a nazi symbol within the letter. Look whos back is a german film that got a lot of attention in 2015unsurprising considering it imagines adolf hitler waking up in modern day germany and being mistaken for a comedian. This video is about boogie storm performing at a oscars themed party. The novel was adapted into a german movie of the same name, which was released in 2015. It is ultimately a sort of commentary on hitlers first ascent to poweron the point at which. Vermes gives us a bracingly doublesided hitlerthe arresting public speaker and astute negotiator who loves dogs and small children, and also the fanatical champion of political. Zotero is a free, easytouse tool to help you collect, organize, cite, and share research. Look whos back 1 hours and 56 minutes movie 2015 adolf hitler wakes up in the 21st century. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading look whos back. Munich look whos back, a satirical novel by the german author timur vermes, imagines adolf hitler waking up, rip van winklestyle, on the streets of berlin in 2011. Hitler comedy look whos back becomes germanys no 1 movie. The book was a massive success in germany, selling more than 1.
Constantin film is going undercover for look whos back, its bigscreen adaptation of timur vermes bestselling novel that imagines the. Vermes gives us a bracingly doublesided hitlerthe arresting public speaker and astute negotiator who loves dogs and small children, and also the fanatical champion of political violence, global tyranny and. Look whos back er ist wieder da2015 rotten tomatoes overall id say i liked it and will probably watch it again, maybe this time while drinking some beer to enjoy it even more. The film is actually very well made and of good quality. The premise of look whos back is that, in 2014, hitler comes back to lifebut he seems so out of place that ordinary germans assume hes a kooky comedian instead of a brutal dictator. When a baffled hitler inexplicably awakens in germany in 2011, a newspaper vendor finds him. And generally, satire on hitler or in any way making fun of hitler is actually pretty popular in germany, for the following reasons. The film features unscripted vignettes of oliver masucci as hitler interacting with ordinary germans while in character.
Netflix releases look whos back, a mockumentary based on. Look whos back is a 2015 german satirical comedy film directed by david wnendt, and based on the bestselling satirical novel of the same name about adolf. Look whos back 2015 yify download movie torrent yts. Look whos back 2015 tvma 1h 56m satires when adolf hitler reawakens at the site of his former bunker 70 years later, hes mistaken for a brilliant comedian and becomes a media phenomenon.
You know his hair and mustache, which are caricatured with sharp, witty minimalism on the cover of look whos back, in which a baffled adolf hitler is returned to the even more baffled german people. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. For better search specification use advanced search. Timur vermes recordbreaking bestseller, look whos back, is a satirical novel that imagines what would happen if hilter reawakened in presentday germany. Music for the film look whos back er ist wieder da 2015 discussion i just saw this film tonight and although it didnt really evoke any kubrickian feelings in me, i was a little surprised at the use of both the classical music from a clockwork orange as well as pieces of the original score. Adolf hitler returns to germany for look whos back. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The son of a german mother and a hungarian father who fled the country in 1956, timur vermes was born in nuremberg in 1967. I would give it a watch if you get a chance, it is currently available on netflix which is how i was able to. Look whos back, a comedy about the return of hitler, has become an.
Janet maslin of the new york times called look whos backdesperately funny. Timur vermess debut novel has created a sensation in germany, been translated into many languages and generated endless essays asking whether its acceptable to laugh about hitler. Look whos back the german title is er ist wieder da is adapted. Netflix lands german hitler comeback comedy looks whos back.
Germans have been laughing out loud about a hitler film for a while, but now its available for the rest of us, on netflix. Search, discover and share your favorite look whos back gifs. Based on timur vermes bestselling 2012 novel of the same name, look whos back begins with a simple premise. Maybe the rather ludicrous premise put me off, or what seemed to be. Netflix releases look whos back, a mockumentary based on the. German english may contain sensitive material a letter we found from a distant relative from 1936. Look whos back the german title is er ist wieder da is adapted from a bestselling satirical novel by german author timur vermes. Janet maslin, the new york timessatire at its best. Definitely, look whos back it is an interesting and necessary film that features an excellent work of oliver masucci as hitler, but it also becomes a little scattered as it progresses by its. Look whos back, his first novel, has sold more than 1. Look whos back kindle edition by vermes, timur, bulloch, jamie. The rest is taken care of by history or the tv ratings. Netflix has struck a deal on german box office hit look whos back, a boratstyle comedy that sees adolf hitler return to the streets of berlin.