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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.

Cast

John Cusack
Max Rothman
Noah Taylor
Adolf Hitler
Leelee Sobieski
Liselore Von Peltz
Molly Parker
Nina Rothman
Ulrich Thomsen Captain Mayr
David Horovitch
Max's Father
Janet Suzman
Max's Mother
András Stohl NCO
John Grillo Nina's Father
Anna Nygh Nina's Mother
Krisztián Kolovratnik Nina's Brother
Peter Capaldi
David Cohn
Yuliya Vysotskaya Hildegard
János Kulka Mr. Epp
Katalin Pálfy Mrs. Epp
Kevin McKidd
George Grosz
Heather Louise Cameron Ada Rothman (as Heather Cameron)
Joel Pitts Paul Rothman
Tamás Lengyel Franz
Attila Árpa Wilhelm
Daisy Haggard Heidi
Gábor Harsai Waiter
Paul Rattray Hans
Derek Hagen Fritz
Caroleen Feeney Saleslady
Mike Kelly Herr Wulf
Ben O'Brien Herr Eichinger (as Ben O'Brian)
Agnes Becsei Singing Girl

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Category:2002 films Category:Hungarian films

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