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Oliver Hirschbiegel

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Oliver Hirschbiegel (born 1957) is a German film director best known internationally for Downfall (Der Untergang / La Caduta, 2004).

Reviews focus on his depiction of Hitler in Downfall (praised for Bruno Ganz's performance and the film's claustrophobic bunker setting), the psychological intensity of The Experiment, and mixed-to-negative reception for The Invasion's execution.

DeBaser reviews praise Hirschbiegel's Downfall for Bruno Ganz's performance and its claustrophobic depiction of Hitler's last days. The Experiment is celebrated for tense, psychological intensity. The Invasion is seen as thematically interesting but weakened by predictable genre choices.

For:Readers interested in historical biopics, psychological thrillers, and film analysis.

 "Oliver Hirschbiegel's film presents us with a Hitler as no other cinematic work had made him known to us."

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 "\"The sleep of reason produces monsters,\" painted Goya..."

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 "The Invasion is one of those feature films that theoretically has well-notched arrows in its quiver: the disappointment lies in the fact that these arrows do not reach their target."

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