Lion Feuchtwanger
Writing
Biography
German-Jewish novelist and playwright.
Known For
The first half of the 20th century. The Fuhrer brings people with extraordinary abilities closer to him in order to make the right political decisions with their help. One of these people is Oskar Lautensack. He is rapidly climbing the ladder of success, his wishes are immediately fulfilled. Oskar becomes Adolf Hitler's personal psychic and finds himself in the epicenter of political games, but he knows too much...
Die Brüder Lautensack
Nazi historical drama about Duke Karl Alexander of Württemberg and his treasurer Süß Oppenheimer.
Süss, the Jew
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Vyhnanství
As a painter in the court of King Carlos IV, Goya has attained wealth and reputation. He believes in King and Church, yet he is also a Spaniard who dearly loves his people. This contradiction presents him with a dilemma.
Goya: Or the Hard Way to Enlightenment
A historical satire critical of the rising tide of Anti-Semitism in Germany. Based on the novel by Lionel Feuchtwanger, Jew Süss is the story of life in the 18th-century Jewish ghetto of Württemberg. Süss works himself out of the ghetto and into a position of power with the help of an evil duke.
Jew Süss
For fans of history, this glimpse of Munich society in the 1920s will be a much-treasured event. The story revolves around an art-gallery manager who puts on a show featuring the scandalous works of a woman artist who committed suicide. He is unjustly accused of having committed adultery with her, and for some reason the authorities decide to make an example of him. He is imprisoned at about the same time that Hitler and the nascent Nazi party attempt the infamous Beer Hall Putsch, and the gallery manager's girlfriend and a Swiss writer valiantly (and unsuccessfully) attempt to get better justice for him. Nobody in authority, it seems, has the courage to take up the challenge of righting this particular injustice.
Success
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Buřič Jejího Veličenstva
Based on Lyon Feuchtwanger's novel about the tragedy of society, through a look at the tragedy of one single family.
The Oppenheim Family
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Wahn oder Der Teufel in Boston
History of a Jewish family, the Oppermanns, in Berlin at the end of 1932, after Hitler has become the leader of Germany's strongest political party.
Die Geschwister Oppermann
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