Max (film)

Max is a 2002 Drama movie, that depicts a friendship between art dealer Max Rothman and a young painter, Adolf Hitler. The film begins with the signing of the Treaty of Versailles. Max Rothman (Cusack) is a Jewish veteran of the Battle of Ypres, where he lost his arm. He has returned to Germany to try and put his life back together by opening a Modern Art gallery when he is approached by a young Hitler (Taylor), who wishes to have his work shown. Rothman feels the young painter has a good technique but that his work could go deeper. Rothman encourages him to delve deeper while at the same time Hitler is being urged by Captain Mayr (Thomsen) to go into politics and make a career out of the rousing, inspiring, but blatantly anti-Semitic and rage filled speeches. The film studies the questions of what could have been if Hitler had been more accepted in the art community and when it was that his views that became Nazi ideology began to take shape, while also studying the artistic and design implications of the Third Reich and how their visual appeal helped hypnotize the German people.

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

The film garnered some controversy and was protested by some groups who feared the film would try to humanize or make a sympathetic character out of Hitler.

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

When director Menno Meyjes was shopping the script around Hollywood, he at first approached Amblin Entertainment for funding. Steven Spielberg told him that he felt the script was well-written but he would personally feel uncomfortable funding the film, so he encouraged him to make the film but without support of Amblin.

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

2002: 2002(MMII) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. It was designated the:...

Drama: :This article refers to the art form. For the town, see Drama, Greece....

Jewish: REDIRECT jews...

Max (film) related Images and Photos (experimental)

Max	Max	Film	Film Fun
Max Wall	Max Power	Max Power	Max Payne
Max Payne	Max Miller	Film Cans Set, Gold	Film Cans Set, Silver