The Ogre

The Ogre

1996
Drama
1h 58m
Frenchman Abel Tiffauges likes children, and wants to protect them against the grown-ups. Falsely suspected as child molester, he's recruited as a soldier in the 2nd World War, but very soon he is taken prisoner of war. After shortly serving in Goerings hunting lodge, he becomes the dogsbody in Kaltenborn Castle, an elite training camp for German boys. Completely happy to take care of these children, he becomes a servant of Nazism, catching boys from the area as supplies for the camp. (imdb)
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The Ogre

1996
Drama
1h 58m
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Rated 09 Sep 2012
4
55th
Although there's not much depth here it does offer an interesting character study of a mind unlike most and Malkovich is very good. Volker Spengler, one of my favorite actors, gives a memorable performance despite not having much to work with. Perhaps more memorable since the last few decades have aged him horribly.
Rated 08 Mar 2015
8
76th
Today I discovered Schlöndorf. It was almost like watching Tarkovsky for the first time. Like all successful literature adaptations, The Ogre is not an adaptation. It gets rid of some literature to make room for cinema: Expert camera movements (the camera feels like it's one of the actors but it is still unobtrusive), characters worth watching (even the fairy-tale Göring was colourful), and Malkovich at his best - calm, sincere, nuanced. It's a shame that he doesn't get parts like this a

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