CommentsXp Best movie ever!

Taraparain Tells a fascinating and unsettling true story, and does so well, without pretending to have all the answers.

Hattie I didn’t really have many expectations going into the movie (good or bad), but I actually really enjoyed it. I really liked the characters and the banter between them.

Billy Ollie Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

dixty By late August of 1945, Allied forces that had broken out of the Normandy beach head in July were racing across France and were approaching Paris. It was their intention to bypass the city and continue their push toward Germany. French Partisan fighters rose up against the German troops occupying their capital, but lacked the strength to quickly dispatch their enemies and take control of the city.Adolph Hitler had ordered the Paris commander to blow up or burn much of the city before leaving it, and the Germans set explosives and prepared to follow those orders. Learning of this, Allied Supreme Commander Eisenhower gave the go ahead to Charles de Gaulle's French forces to take Paris, but their ability to prevent the city's destruction was in serious question. In 1965, the Collins/ La Pierre historical book, "Is Paris Burning?" was published and became a best seller. A movie of the same title was released the following year. This book describes in broad detail how the situation in Paris developed and how it ended.Almost half a century later, Zeitgeist Films released "Diplomatie". This film focuses on the dramatic interchange between German commander Von Choltitz, who felt compelled to carry out his Fuhrer's orders, and Swedish consul Nordling, who hoped to change his mind.The acting and the dialogue of these two main characters is a tense and captivating debate. Rarely do contemporary films focus so intently on a non-violent confrontation between adversaries. The acting is excellent, the script top notch, and the attention to period detail marvelous. This is an outstanding motion picture.

FilmCriticLalitRao History is a difficult subject to understand as it is not possible for everybody to remember numerous dates and events which have shaped it over a period of time. The arrival of cinema has been a great blessing in disguise for history as it enables people to have a better understanding of one of the most boring subjects studied in colleges, schools and universities. The field of cinema allows history to be faithfully recreated in front of viewers' own eyes in order to enable them to witness events which happened in their absence. Diplomatie is one film which finds its roots in the history especially second world war which was responsible for breaking many European bones. Apart from an honest depiction of war especially the debacle of German forces at the hands of allied forces, Diplomatie touches upon some key ethical questions too. These questions help us to understand the motivations of this film's leading men who respect each other to such a large extent that they do not mind hearing different opinions. For a film based on a famous play about the planned destruction of Paris, 'Diplomatie' shows itself as a fast paced film with the minimal provision for slow scenes. Director Volker Schlondorff has maintained his neutral stance as his film clearly eschews the custom of taking sides in order to hide a group's weakness. Finally, there is something for everybody in 'Diplomatie' as viewers are going to watch how close Paris and its inhabitants came to seeing massive annihilation and ruthless destruction from some very close quarters. Journalists also have a lot of learning ahead of them in the form of Swedish consul Raoul Nordling who did everything possible with words to save Paris from a senseless attack of high impact.

comicman117 Diplomacy is based off a play by Cyril Gely, and, in many respects, it feels like a play brought to film. This is, however, probably the movie's biggest weakness, as it moves very slowly at times. Despite this though, the film is very well acted and does feature some very interesting uses of editing and directing.Set during World War II, Diplomacy tells the story of the relationship between Dietrich von Choltitz (played by Niels Arestrup), the German military governor who is currently occupying Paris, and Swedish consul-general Raoul Nordling (played by Andre Dussollier), as Nordling attempts to convince Choltitz not to bomb Paris.Diplomacy features some very good acting by the two leads, especially Dussollier as Nordling who looks very stern and strong throughout most of the movie. The majority of the film is set inside the office room where the two main characters are talking. At first, it seemed like the film would primarily be a one-room movie, but after the first forty or so minutes, we see some action happening outside, as soldiers are fighting for their lives. The shift is unexpected, but works in the film's favor.The film doesn't shy away from the violence of war, and showed it in a very realistic manner, even if only for a few scenes. The others thing I appreciated about the film is the musical score, which at times was very effective, being both chilling and dramatic. The sets were excellent and made the film look like it was actually occurring during the 1940's in France. Overall, I'd say these positive attributes as worked together to make this film very enjoyable.Overall, the film could have benefited by giving the audience more time to breathe, but if you're a fan of war movies, I definitely recommend seeing this film.

Armand a cocoon around the two lead characters. good acting - not really surprise if the name of director and the actors are not new for viewer. right doses of tension. an impressive story. adaptation of a play, the film has the virtues of it. slow, precise, careful attention for details, Diplomatie is not original but profound interesting. not only for theme but for the inspired manner to use the ingredients. to slow for be for every public, too French for not inspire the interest for an apocalyptic hypothesis, remembering old dialogs in night about fundamental problems- brilliants duels between powerful characters , it has the rare gift to be a kind of ball of memories and meeting with a splendid way to make art.and the confrontation between Niels Arestrup and Andre Dussollier, not convincing at whole, remains a splendid gem of acting.