Yes, very. More sad than 96% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Mephisto easy watching?

No. Less comforting than 92% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Mephisto end with hope?

No. Less hopeful than 91% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Somewhat. More frightening than 67% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Mephisto

Name: Mephisto
Genre: Drama
Released: 1981
Duration: 145 min
Rating: 7.3
Cast: Klaus Maria Brandauer, Krystyna Janda, Ildikó Bánsági, Rolf Hoppe, Karin Boyd

Directed by István Szabó

Produced by Mafilm, Objektív Film

1981145 min7.3 / 10

A morally corrosive portrait of artistic compromise and moral capitulation under totalitarianism, where a man's Faustian bargain with success becomes indistinguishable from complicity with evil.

A German stage actor finds unexpected success and mixed blessings in the popularity of his performance in a Faustian play as the Nazis take power in pre-WWII Germany. As his associates and friends flee or are ground under by the Nazi terror, the popularity of his character supercedes his own existence until he finds that his best performance is keeping up appearances for his Nazi patrons.

Clusters

Religion Versus The System Betrayal, Downfall, Survival Depression and Complicity Ambiguous Mental Breakdown Stories Witchcraft and Occult Movies

Genres

Drama

Keywords

Career Nazi Pact With The Devil Demon

Questions people ask

Is Mephisto sad? Yes, very. More sad than 96% of films.
Is Mephisto easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.
Does Mephisto end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 91% of films.
Is Mephisto scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 67% of films.
Is Mephisto violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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