Moloch (film)

Moloch Russian is a 1999 Russian biographical drama film directed by Alexander Sokurov. The storyline was conceived from a screenplay written by Yuri Arabov and Marina Koreneva. It portrays Adolf Hitler as a humanized figure, living life in an unassuming manner during an abrupt journey to the Bavarian Alps. The film stars actors Leonid Mozgovoy, Yelena Rufanova, Vladimir Bogdanov, and Leonid Sokol in principal roles. Moloch explores companionship, intimacy and dictatorship.

During the spring of 1942, a few months before the notorious Battle of Stalingrad, Adolf Hitler Leonid Mozgovoy retires to his secluded Berghof Retreat nestled on a remote hilltop, within Berchtesgaden in Bavaria to unite with his longtime female companion Eva Braun Yelena Rufanova. At the residence, Braun spends her spare time with trivial pursuits such as whimsically dancing in the nude, humming to military style marching band music, and rummaging through Hitlers personal belongings. Later, Braun is thrilled to learn that her beloved Adi, as she affectionately calls him, will be joining her for a visit. Hitler is accompanied by guests Joseph Goebbels Leonid Sokol, Magda Goebbels Yelena Spiridonova, Martin Bormann Vladimir Bogdanov and a priest Anatoli Shvedersky for conversation and playful banter.During his stopover, Hitler raves and rants on topics ranging from food, health and climate change to wartime politics during interactions with his immediate personnel. After roaming through the mountainous landscape, Hitler voices triumph upon hearing of Germanys strategic victorious military sieges, as well as in a scene of political satire, he also claims to have never heard of the Auschwitz Concentration Camp. Towards the conclusion of Hitlers trip, Braun reminds him that no one can escape death or is infallible trying to expose a hidden weakness within him as he embarks with his motorcade to continue Nazi Germanys military campaign. ........

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