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Meschugge

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Meschugge
Directed byDani Levy
Written by
Produced byStefan Arndt
Music byNiki Reiser
Distributed by
Release date
  • 1998 (1998)
Running time
107 minutes
CountryGermany
Languages
  • English
  • German

Meschugge (English title: The Giraffe) is a 1998 German thriller film directed by Dani Levy and set during World War II. The German title translates as "crazy". The English title refers to the nickname of a character who was once in charge of the Treblinka extermination camp. The film mainly uses English dialogue, though it contains German dialogue as well.

Cast

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Reception

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Variety gave a mixed review, calling the film "slickly shot" though criticising the plot and dialogue as "ordinary".[2] The New York Times was much more critical, stating the English dialogue seemed like "badly translated German" and the plots "breathless incoherence [was] matched only by its wild implausibility."[3]

References

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  1. ^ Guider, Elizabeth (12 November 1998). "Fox, Jugendfilm team for prod'n, distrib'n". Variety. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  2. ^ Elley, Derek (October 25, 1998). "Review: "The Giraffe"". Variety. Retrieved May 22, 2013.
  3. ^ Scott, A.O (February 4, 2000). "The Giraffe (1998)". The New York Times. Retrieved May 22, 2013.
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