Mother Night (DVD, 2000)

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Keith Gordon's darkly comic film version of Kurt Vonnegut Jr.'s highly original novel stars Nick Nolte as Howard J. Campbell Jr., an unusual antihero with a twisted story to tell. The tale begins in a Israeli prison cell, where Campbell is on trial for WWII war crimes. Campbell is given a typewriter and enough paper to recount his bizarre memoir, which appears as a series of black-and-white and color scenes that shift between 1940s Germany, 1950s New York, and 1960s Israel. The American Campbell and his parents relocate to Germany between the two world wars and live a happy life. Campbell grows up to be a playwright and marries a beautiful German actress, Helga Noth (Sheryl Lee). On a day like any other, Campbell's life takes a bizarre turn as he is offered a top-secret assignment by a U.S. government official (John Goodman in an unbilled role)--to pose as a Nazi sympathizer while relaying secret American code via the radio. Campbell successfully accomplishes his mission by starting an anti-American, anti-Semitic radio program that is revered in Nazi Germany and deplored in America. In a strange twist of fate, the unknown American playwright becomes a well-known German celebrity. After the war, Campbell escapes Germany and flees to New York, preferring to remain anonymous in the booming city. Years later, Campbell's life is turned upside down when he is recognized and pursued by Holocaust survivors, eager white supremacists, neo-Nazis, and U.S. law enforcers, leading to his incarceration in the Israeli prison where he awaits his fate. As Campbell, Nolte gives one of the finest performances of his career. A nightmarish maze of one man's misadventures, MOTHER NIGHT is an ironic and deeply stylized tribute to the one-of-a-kind dark humor of Vonnegut's writing.

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UPC0794043502323
eBay Product ID (ePID)3336474

Product Key Features

ActorNick Nolte
RatingR
Movie/TV TitleMother Night
DirectorKeith Gordon
FormatDVD
Release Year2000
GenreDrama

Additional Product Features

Region CodeRegion 1
Number of Discs1
Country/Region of ManufactureUSA
Leading RoleNick Nolte
Film CountryUSA
Release Date20000601

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  • Interesting

    Not for everybody, but I liked it. Based on a Kurt Vonnegut story that takes place during and after WWII. It shows the dichotomy of how a regular person can be caught between two warring sides, trying to both survive and be patriotic, but ending up doing criminal acts in the process.

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  • the cohen brothers could have done this.

    great movie, dark humor at its best. I would recommend this movie .

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  • Definitely worth watching.

    This is a better than average adaptation of a book. The book is one of Vonneguts better efforts.

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  • Long forgotten gem

    Excellent gem of a movie long forgotten by everybody but fans of Vonnegut or Nolte.

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  • Mother Night

    Nick Nolte is awesome in this movie.

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  • Rare gem

    Rare gem! I'm so glad to find it.

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  • Good

    Interesting

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  • Wry humor.

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