Hottoceame
The Age of Commercialism
Glucedee
It's hard to see any effort in the film. There's no comedy to speak of, no real drama and, worst of all.
Marva
It is an exhilarating, distressing, funny and profound film, with one of the more memorable film scores in years,
Horst in Translation (filmreviews@web.de)
"Das schreckliche Mädchen" or "The Nasty Girl" is one of the most known German films from the 1990s and the reason is probably that it was nominated for an Oscar, a Golden Globe and won a BAFTA. It had its 25th anniversary last year and stars Lena Stolze as the title character. She won a German Film Award for her portrayal of a young woman who takes a look into her town's history during World War II. Of course, this causes a lot of trouble as many people do not want the public to know about the ways in which they collaborated with the Nazis. And this includes high-profile people too. I personally enjoyed the watch here. The way the film develops was a bit surprising as it starts as a story about a girl crushing on her teacher and is pretty unpolitical for a long time early on.I think this was a good idea as it certainly helped with writer and director Michael Verhoeven's idea to make this not too serious and there are light moments from start to finish in this 90-minute film that go very well together with the more serious historic parts. The only situation where it did not work out was the early classroom scene with all these sleazy references. That was a bit embarrassing and I am not sure what Verhoeven was thinking when he included this. This is just a minor criticism though. I believe the characters and the plot work nicely from start to finish otherwise. It is easy to like and feel for the protagonist, especially in her moments of weakness and sadness and also easy to admire her determination. And still, she is nobody who wants to hurt people, she says at the end that she almost feels sorry for her main antagonist when everything became public. But the film is not only about Stolze's character, it is much more about the people and their reactions to what she does. A pretty interesting character story and even if it does not end up as one of my favorite German films ever, I still recommend, especially to people with an interest in German politics. I personally felt the tone and style was sometimes similar to "Das weiße Band" or "Die Blechtrommel".
CarolAHall
There are two films that should be seen back to back as examples of the Wise Fool. One is THE NASTY GIRL, the other; EUROPA (ZENTROPA, English title). Both take on collusion by the German people during and after World War II. Both are Miramax, Weinstein brothers films. THE NASTY GIRL is hilarious and based on a true story. It illuminates an ordinary German small town. A very idealistic, intelligent, agreeable "good German girl" wins a school essay award. Acknowledged by family, teacher and the powerful, she tries to win another, but this time the topic is 'what did your German town do during the time period from 1939-1945?"Dutifully, intelligently, without a single shred of awareness, she begins to dig into the myths of freedom fighters and the good German people in the town she loves. But as any archaeologist will tell you, don't dig if you're not ready to find dead bodies. The myths are all lies. Instead she's uncovering how those in power, in government and the church, colluded for money, power, property and status against their Jewish and Communist neighbors, even revealing her own collusions as a child with the myth of being a good person. Step by step, this great study of collusion, shows how the voice of history is silenced, even by "winning." The most powerful image occurs when investigating and writing about these "nasty" elements surrounding her, she sees she is falling into a Joan of Arc role about to be burned at the stake, for which the religious element in her town will get their jollies. Even worse is the Victor role, where she vanquishes the lies and wins, only to be embalmed in the glamor of the powerful giving her another award, if only it will force her to shut up. Surprise ending, Does she fall for either of these scenarios? See it. See collusion the silent killer, dissected under a very powerful microscope. Then look around you with the tools you've been given.
whythehell-1
You should do a little more research. The documentary style didn't "give validity to a fictional story." This is based on a true story and the movie mirrors, quite well, what happened in real life. You should do a little more research. The documentary style didn't "give validity to a fictional story." This is based on a true story and the movie mirrors, quite well, what happened in real life. You should do a little more research. The documentary style didn't "give validity to a fictional story." This is based on a true story and the movie mirrors, quite well, what happened in real life. You should do a little more research. The documentary style didn't "give validity to a fictional story." This is based on a true story and the movie mirrors, quite well, what happened in real life.
cmyklefty
Das Madchen Schreckliche (The Nasty Girl) is about high school student girl who write an essay of her town during War World II. She gets a violent opposition for search the truth in her essay. The film is based on a true story. I remember seeing the woman on 60 Minutes a couple years ago talking about her life that the film is based. The performances in the movie was great but the ending was weak.
