The Damned
Luchino Visconti / IT, DE, 1969 / 155 min.
Inspired by the family history of the infamous steel magnate Krupp, one of Hitler’s financiers. The Damned shows life behind the façade of big industry: as well as rich, the members of the (Krupp) dynasty prove to be immoral and extremely unhappy. This film inspired Ivo van Hove to make a play with the same title: see the exhibition All About Theatre About Film.
Ivo van Hove: ‘I always avoided making productions dealing with World War II, but I found something in this script which, I believe, is hugely important at this moment: a kind of alliance between players in the economic world and a political ideology they don’t actually believe in. But they support the regime for purely opportunistic reasons – for financial gain. A combination that can cause devastation.'
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Director
Luchino Visconti
Production year
1969
Country
IT, DE
Original title
La caduta degli dei
Length
155 min.
Language
Italian
Subtitles
NLD
Format
35mm
Part of
All About Theatre About Film
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