The Meaning of Hitler

Particularly interesting and perhaps useful, however, is the film's view of Hitler in the movies and of totalitarianism as theater.

The Meaning of Hitler never quite reconciles its central concern of whether continuing to talk about Hitler is an inherently compromised pursuit.

"The Meaning of Hitler" takes a multifaceted, often counterintuitive approach to examining the underpinnings of fascism.

Though uneven, the film is clever about avoiding age-old conundrums regarding the disavowal of the language of horror.

A quest to understand the 20th century's most notorious monster as both a person and an idea that continues to flourish across the globe.

We go into "The Meaning of Hitler" craving that millimeter of insight, of intrigue and revelation. And the film provides it. It ruminates on Hitler and the Third Reich in ways that churn up your platitudes.

In the end, The Meaning of Hitler lands somewhere between an exploration of Hitler as phenomenon and Hitler as person. Unfortunately, some of the movie's most intriguing scenes veer from their intended goal.

Perhaps thinking about the meaning of Hitler is a crucial first step in identifying future authoritarians and warding off their seductions.

A pointed look back at the creepy Nazi leader by the husband and wife team of Michael Tucker and Petra Epperlein.

The Meaning Of Hitler doesn't try to give an ultimate answer to the questions it raises. Instead, it makes the compelling case that, sadly, those questions are still worth asking.