Jakob the Liar (1999)

Note des utilisateurs:

6.1/10   

Réalisateur:

Peter Kassovitz

Writers (WGA):

Jurek Becker (novel)
Peter Kassovitz (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

24 septembre 1999 (USA)

Genre:

Comedie | Drame | War

Accroche:

When all hope was lost, he invented it.

Plot:

In 1944 Poland, a Jewish shop keeper named Jakob is summoned to ghetto headquarters after being caught out after curfew...

Plot Keywords:

Ghetto | Radio | German | Hope | Nazi

Awards:

3 nominations

Avis des utilisateurs:

Misconceptions?

Ensemble

Robin Williams	...	Jakob
Hannah Taylor-Gordon	...	Lina (as Hannah Taylor Gordon)
Éva Igó	...	Lina's Mother (as Eva Igo)
István Bálint	...	Lina's Father (as Istvan Balint)
Justus von Dohnanyi	...	Preuss
Kathleen Gati	...	Hooker
Bob Balaban	...	Kowalsky
Alan Arkin	...	Frankfurter
Michael Jeter	...	Avron
Mark Margolis	...	Fajngold
János Gosztonyi	...	Samuel (as Janos Gosztonyi)
Liev Schreiber	...	Mischa
Armin Mueller-Stahl	...	Kirschbaum
Ádám Rajhona	...	The Whistler (as Adam Rajhona)
Antal Leisen	...	Peg-Leg

Autre(s) titre(s):

Jakob le menteur (France)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for violence and disturbing images.

Durée:

120 min

Pays:

France | USA | Hungary

Langue:

Anglais

Couleur:

Couleur (Rankcolor)

Son:

Dolby | SDDS

Classification:

Iceland:12 | Malaysia:U | USA:PG-13 (certificate #36159) | South Korea:12 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Chile:14 | Finland:K-12 | France:U | Germany:12 | Peru:14 | Singapore:PG | Spain:13 | UK:12

Emplacements De Pelliculage:

Budapest, Hungary

Company:

TriStar Pictures

Anecdotes:

Armin Mueller-Stahl, who plays Dr. Kirschbaum (the Professor) was also in Jakob, der Lügner (1975) (upon which the 1999 film is based) as Roman Stahm, the brother of the character who was shot.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When Jakob is chasing after the newspaper, a wire pulling the newspaper is briefly visible.

Guillemet:

Jakob Heym: Hitler goes to a fortune-teller and asks, "When will I die?" And the fortune-teller replies, "On a Jewish holiday." Hitler then asks, "How do you know that?" And she replies, "Any day you die will be a Jewish holiday."

Movie Connections:

Featured in Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust (2004)

Soundtrack:

Beer Barrel Polka (Roll Out The Barrel)

Misconceptions?

Maybe the reason I keep hearing so many negative comments on this film is because people aren't seeing it for what it is. It is not a comedy by any stretch of the imagination. It is not an attempt to profit from LA VITA E BELLA (this was filmed in the autumn of '97, before the Benigni film was even released in Italy).

The truth is, JAKOB THE LIAR is an incredible film in its own right. I've read/seen many other Holocaust testimonials (including MAUS and the aforementioned LA VITA E BELLA), but this was by far the most stirring of any of them. I was especially impressed by Robin Williams' performance. Granted, I'm partial to him, but I was completely bowled over by this performance. I believe this is the darkest and most serious role he has ever done, but he pulls it off magnificently.

Don't believe the nay-sayers on this one ... this is incredible. It's a must-see for everyone. Would I lie to you?