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"The Counterfeiters (2007) deserves its numerous award nominations. Importantly, it convinces you that you are getting the truth about this slice of World War II, almost like watching a documentary. To follow the fortunes of Jewish prisoners favoured to counterfeit pound and dollar notes, you have to spend two hours in Nazi Germany’s concentration camps. Although I’ve spent enough time under the thumb of Nazis, I was nonetheless glued to the story because it raised repeatedly the question of what I’d do in the same situation: Should I counterfeit and help the Nazi cause, or should I resist and almost certainly be killed for the cause? Amid the excellent cinematography, fine acting, historical credibility, and fine sound track lies one problem: The main character, the master forger, is inscrutable. This makes it almost impossible to figure out what he is thinking in the last half of the film. I asked out loud, “Does he have some master plan that we’re no ... "
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"I think it was AICN's weekly DVD column that brought COUNTERFEITERS to my attention. It's not at all what I thought -- it's the truthy story of Nazi Germany using skilled prisoners to develop counterfeit currency. It's really a war flick led by some really strong characters. Recommended, but maybe not for the squemish due to some brutal scenes. "
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"(Stefan Ruzowitzky, 2007)Winner of the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar at the Academy Awards in 2008, The Counterfeiters fictionalises a top secret clandestine Nazi operation, codename Bernhard, during the second world war. In bringing together a band of skilled concentration camp inmates, including the films focus, master forger Sally Sorowitsch (Karl Markovics), the Nazi's attempted the biggest counterfeit operation in history. Adapted from the memoirs of Adolph Burger; a former Jewish book printer who was put to work on the actual Operation Bernhard and whose fictionalised character appears in the film, The Cou "
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"The Counterfeiters / Die Fälscher (2007) IMDB The Counterfeiters (or Die Fälscher as its known in its native Deutschland) is a sad, sad, depressing, and somber look at the Nazi's effort to undermine the economies of its enemies during the war by dumping millions in counterfeit notes into their systems.Unfortunately they utilized Jewish prisoners who possessed specific skills for their nefarious deeds. The story is told from the point of view of one of them, Salomon Sorowitch (Karl Markovics), who was a gangster and counterfeiter in his former life. Just the kind of man they need. Early on, he's betrayed, arrested and thrown into prison by Friedr "
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"No lengthy explanations as to why, just short and sweet; here are my picks for tonight's 80th Annual Academy Awards.- Best Visual Effects: Diana Miao for 'Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End'- Best Sound Mixing: Alan Meyerson for 'Transformers'- Best Sound Editing: Skip Lievsay and Joel Dougherty for 'No Country for Old Men'- Best Original Song: 'Falling Slowly' from 'Once' written and performed by Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova- Best Original Score: Dario Marianelli for 'Atonement'- Best Makeup: Liz Dann for 'Pirates of the Carib "
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"I have another movie to recommend--this one in current theatrical release: The Counterfeiters. Set in the German concentration camps during World War II, the based-on-fact story concerns the Nazis' attempt to scuttle the Allies' economic standing by flooding the global economy with counterfeit pounds sterling and American dollars. To that end, they assembled a team of the most skillful Jewish artisans and put them to work in a privileged quarter of the Sachsenhausen camp, under the leadership of one Salomon Sorowitsch (Sally), portrayed here with intense conviction by Karl Markovics.Under the constant threat of death and at the dubious mercy of their Nazi overseers, they managed to produce several denominations of English banknotes that were declared genuine even by experts at the Bank of England. Put back to work on the production of the American dollar, the team's efforts were delayed by a single recalcitrant fellow-prisoner whose conscience balked at the idea that ... "
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"Stefan Ruzowitzky won the Best Foreign Film Oscar for his movie The Counterfeiters, a WWII narrative based on true events around an enormous Nazi counterfeiting scheme. It’s been quite common to see movies based on the holocaust taking home Oscars (Nazis are a modern archetype making for great good versus evil showdowns). But what you don’t often see is an Austrian filmmaker making a movie for an apparently large audience that still refuses to believe Nazis were the BAD GUYS. I revived an interview I did in Telluride with Ruzowitzky an hour before he premiered The Counterfeiters. He talks about why he made the movie and his desire to beat up old people after the jump… (more…) Originally posted on:
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"Stefan Ruzowitzky won the Best Foreign Film Oscar for his movie The Counterfeiters, a WWII narrative based on true events around an enormous Nazi counterfeiting scheme. It’s been quite common to see movies based on the holocaust taking home Oscars (Nazis are a modern archetype making for great good versus evil showdowns). But what you don’t often see is an Austrian filmmaker making a movie for an apparently large audience that still refuses to believe Nazis were the BAD GUYS. I revived an interview I did in Telluride with Ruzowitzky an hour before he premiered The Counterfeiters. He talks about why he made the movie and his desire to beat up old people after the jump… (more…) Originally posted on:
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Telluride 2007: Stefan Ruzowitzky
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"I interviewed Stefan Ruzowitzky about his new film The Counterfeiters. It’s a movie about the massive Nazi counterfeiting operation during WWII. He made because some people “need a punch in the face.” Stefan Ruzowitzky interview Stefan Ruzowitzky The Counterfeiters Originally posted on:SpoutBlog » Paul "
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"we (my husband and i) had a really good time in Telluride this year, even while waiting in the rain. we did pretty good with getting into programs and i guess we were lucky since we were ticket-buyers (the lowest caste of all filmgoers…we don’t get a chance to even buy tickets until all the passholders are seated). our strategy was to try and guess what everybody else wanted to see and do the opposite...we also stuck mostly to the larger theaters. almost everyone we talked to, though, was complaining of not getting into movies. there was even a man with a patron pass who showed up 20 minutes before a screening and couldn’t get in, which is unheard of. i think some of the problems might have been with scheduling, as it seemed that everything was either overflowing or half full. FRIDAY THE DAWN OF SOUND: HOW MOVIES LEARNED TO TALK -- very interesting documentary about how sound in movies came about. lots of Vitaphone clips and interviews. BRICK LANE -- directed by ... "
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