With daring dark humor, look whos back is a perceptive study of the cult of personality and of how individuals rise to fame and power in spite of what they preach. Vermes has got hitlers rigid, humourless, uncompromising personality spot on. With the help of bellini and sawatzki, hitler publishes an autobiographical book about his new life in the 21st century, er ist wieder da look whos back, and it becomes a bestseller. He has no recollection of the end of the war and is incredibly confused by modern berlin. May 05, 2014 an american looking for an analogue of look whos back might immediately think of the producers, but springtime for hitler was only a hook to hang the tale of max and leo, the eponymous producers. Er ist wieder da look whos back, literal translation.
The story starts in the summer of 2011 in berlin, where adolf hitler wakes to find himself in a vacant lot. The conditions of 2011, as hitler instantly sees, are more favorable to his gaining power than they were in the weimar republic. What was one of the most memorable moments of look whos back. Look whos back er ist wieder da, the film by german director david wnendt, was released and distributed by constantin film in 2015. The largely positive reaction to hitler may remind some of the way. Look who s back kindle edition by timur vermes, jamie bulloch. Indeed, the joke on the novels tv execs who think hitler is an actor being a clever satirist when in fact he is himself and deadly serious seems. How is unclear, one thing is clear he is here again.
There are some very funny moments in look whos back. When hitler receives hi first incoming call on his mobile i nearly had to stop the car for laughter. That is perhaps the most notable flaw in look whos back. So hitler holes up at sawatskis moms apartment and writes his second bestseller, look whos back. Timur vermess debut novel has created a sensation in germany, been translated into many languages and generated endless essays asking. The film of the book has a rather different feel but is also well worth watching. Hitler wakes up in 2014 at the exact spot where he supposedly shot himself in his bunker, now a quiet residential area in berlin. Quercus hachette book group look whos back by timur.
Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The novel smartly uses its assorted events as an attempt to recreate the person of adolf hitler, and the result is fascinating. The original, unauthorized french edition of mein kampf from 1934 was published by fernand solots nouvelles ditions latines without hitlers permission, and with the secret support of antigerman groups and the international league against racism and antisemitism, with the intention of informing french readers of what hitler was really planning. The title translates as hes back and its about hitler, who mysteriously reappears in. Mar 25, 2014 hitler parody novel will be translated into english this spring look who s back by timur vermes, the novel about adolf hitler living in modernday berlin that became a hit in germany, will. During world war ii, antinazi propaganda aimed to make hitler look either.
It is ultimately a sort of commentary on hitlers first ascent to poweron the point at which. But the fuhrer has another programme with even greater ambition to set the country he finds a shambles back to rights. Locals in germany were stunned by the sight of a hitler look alike. Hitler which is clear from the cover woke up in berlin in august 2011. How germans have fallen back in love with hitler how did look whos back, a comic novel starring a resurrected hitler, become a bestseller in germany. It tells the story of adolf hitler who wakes up in the year 2011, bringing hitler back to life. The tragic story of a clone who tried to be darth vaders friend legends duration. Look whos back is a black and brilliant satire of modern media. Everyone who sees him believes he is a superbly nutty, fantastically accurate impersonator of hitler. Hes back is a darkly comedic book of political satire by german writer timur vermes from 2012, that casts a bemused yet cautionary glance at the modern day world and how its current circumstances arent entirely dissimilar from those that allowed someone like or in this case, someone. A lot of laughter, loads of chuckles and some revulsion as well ref my comments above. While germany finds him hilarious and charming, he makes some serious observations about society. Look whos back by timur vermes, jamie bulloch waterstones.
It is ultimately a sort of commentary on hitlers first ascent to poweron the point at. Look whos back is a solid adaption of the book, although with some notable changes, most notably the increased focus on media satire. Look whos back timur vermes paperback books online. Also, he recorded the audio book version of er ist wieder da.
Anno dracula by kim newman the golden notebook by doris lessing look whos back by timur vermes having sat on my electronic book shelf for a long time, as well as being a favourite film of my stepdad he doesnt read books, i choose look whos. Translated from german, look whos back is the story of a world in which hitler exists again. Adolf hitler returns to germany for look whos back movie. This is where look whos back succeeds, even after the cheapshot comedic effect has worn off. Hitler wakes up in 2011, having inexplicably time travelled from the 1940s. Adolf hitler wakes up on a patch of ground, alive and well. May 23, 2016 look whos back written by timur vermes. It is ultimately a sort of commentary on hitlers first ascent to poweron the point at which a. Not in the fictional world of the book, but in reality. It is the screen adaptation of the eponymous book oliver masucci plays adolf hitler, who somehow resurrected or timetravelled in 2014. I really liked it a lot, and i would strongly recommend it. Buy look whos back book online at low prices in india.
Oct 27, 2015 look whos back, a comedy about the return of hitler, has become an unlikely hit in germany, heading to the top of the box office chart in its third week of release. Hes back is a 2015 german film, directed by david wnendt. The elevator pitch for timur vermes debut novel look whos back is, in itself, a hilarious litmus test for reader queasiness. Buy look whos back 01 by vermes, timur, bulloch, jamie isbn.
Essentially, hitler gets discovered by a freelance cameraman who takes him television station, and then hitler gets put on national television. Apr 29, 2016 hitler is disoriented by the strange sights of a reconstructed 21st century berlin and the flashbulbs of tourists cameras is not helping him to acclimatize to his new surroundings. The people in the novel recognise and understand who hitler is, but they think he is just an impersonator who wont stop acting his hitler character. Definitely, look whos back it is an interesting and necessary film that features an excellent work of oliver masucci as hitler, but it also becomes a little scattered as it progresses by its. Hitler comes back to life in modern berlin, in 2014 to be exact, and discovers that the world has changed since 1945. Based on the sametitled satirical novel by timur vermes, it imagines what would happen if the dictator woke up and found himself in contemporary berlin. A bold idea backed up by a smart, funny and incisive script that closely follows the book delivered by a good cast.
Look whos back is a cutting satire on modern mediabloated, celebrityobsessed society, seen through the eyes of adolf hitler. The plot of the book look whos back by timur vermes is simple to a disgrace. A new ironic book called, look whos back has been written by german writer timur vermes. The novel was adapted into a german movie of the same name, which was released in 2015. The film is based off of a book of the same name, but today we are going to focus on the movie. Apr 05, 2016 but the fuhrer has another program with even greater ambition in mindto set the country he finds in shambles back to rights. Look whos back and millions of other books are available for instant access. Look whos back resurrects hitler with a hysterical. Mar 15, 2014 charting the awakened hitlers rise to tv stardom, look whos back has beaten dan brown on the german bestseller lists so far, 1. You know his hair and mustache, which are caricatured with sharp, witty minimalism on the cover of look whos back, in which a baffled adolf hitler is returned to the even more baffled german people.
Hitlers brusque and authoritarian behaviour still whips people into submission and slowly they start agreeing with him. In the film, look who s back, hitler is resurrected and sent to the streets. However, in todays political climate, particularly in america, look whos back is a timely and important book to discuss, even if it is controversial. Look whos back new modern fiction novel brings hitler back. Look whos back resurrects hitler with a hysterical premise. Trivia christoph maria herbst and michael kessler have both played adolf hitler in the past. The resulting package is thought provoking, shocking and, at times, hilarious. Now youll also know timur vermes, whose debut novel has created a. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading look who s back. New film asking what would happen it hitler returned to germany has a worrying answer. Adolf hitler living in a modern society is a genius concept that has proven quite successful for the original book look whos back, which.
Timur vermes recordbreaking bestseller, look whos back, is a satirical novel that imagines what would happen if hilter reawakened in presentday germany. Its youtube not uboats for hitler in look whos back. Look whos back is the english title of the 2015 german movie er ist wieder da the who and the er or he of the titles is none other than adolf hitler. How germans have fallen back in love with hitler telegraph. Hitler returns to life in modern berlin and becomes a media sensation. An independent best books of the year selection a new york times summer reading pick you know his name. It is the summer of 2011 and things have changed no eva braun, no nazi party, no war. In look whos back, adolf hitler mysteriously timetravels from the ending days of wwii to the 2011 germany, so the.
Theres no question that the novel has hit upon the key paradox of our. Omeara, literature, look whos back, national socialism, north american new right, originals, satire, timur vermes. Look whos back has unsurprisingly sparked debate in a country that has grappled for decades with hitler s unconscionable legacy. This is why the protagonist interacts with normal people. But the fuhrer has another program with even greater ambition in mindto set the country he finds in shambles back to rights. Naive yet insightful, repellent yet strangely sympathetic, the revived hitler unquestionably has a spring in his step. Just like the literary model, the film is funny and thoughprovoking at the same time and and ultimately very uptodate. Look whos back, with a resurrected adolf hitler the new york.
Hitlers crude theories, his world view and the simple answers he would give could meet with many peoples approval. Look whos back 2015 tvma 1h 56m german movies when adolf hitler reawakens at the site of his former bunker 70 years later, hes mistaken for a brilliant comedian and becomes a media phenomenon. May 05, 2015 munich look whos back, a satirical novel by the german author timur vermes, imagines adolf hitler waking up, rip van winklestyle, on the streets of berlin in 2011. Timur vermes is a german writer who back in 2012 published look whos back, a supposedly comic novel based on the premise that adolf hitler wakes up in 2011 berlin, destitute and confused.
Naive yet insightful, repellent yet strangely sympathetic, the revived hitler unquestionably has a. Its the summer of 2011, and adolf hitler the one and only. Aug 24, 2017 look whos back er ist wieder da, the film by german director david wnendt, was released and distributed by constantin film in 2015. Adolf hitler wakes up on a patch of open ground, alive and well. And while ultimately look whos back depicts hitler as the monster he was, the book also paints the public as generally uninformed, unengaged and undisciplined. In look whos back, hitler returns and hes amusing the. It is a shame he doesnt develop the story more, though. Finally a film with black humor, says sarah hofmann, that shows how germans have. Time timur vermes recordbreaking bestseller look whos back is a satirical novel that imagines what would happen if hilter were reborn in presentday germany.
How a german comedy about hitler predicted donald trump. Hitler parody novel will be translated into english this spring. He s back again is a 2015 german dramatic comedy film dom com in which adolf hitler wakes up in the 21st century and quickly gains media attention. You know his hair and mustache, which are caricatured with sharp, witty minimalism on the cover of look whos back, in which a baffled adolf hitler is returned to the even more baffled. Now youll also know timur vermes, whose debut novel has created a sensation in germany. Look whos back by timur vermes book trailer youtube. Dec 16, 2015 who would celebrate hitler today the german satirical film look whos back by bernd reinhardt 16 december 2015 directed by david wnendt. Look whos back kindle edition by timur vermes, jamie. Who would celebrate hitler today the german satirical film. Apr 27, 2015 you know his hair and mustache, which are caricatured with sharp, witty minimalism on the cover of look whos back, in which a baffled adolf hitler is returned to the even more baffled. Based on timur vermes bestselling 2012 novel of the same name, look whos back begins with a simple premise.
Look who s back 2015 tvma 1h 56m german movies when adolf hitler reawakens at the site of his former bunker 70 years later, he s mistaken for a brilliant comedian and becomes a media phenomenon. May 19, 2015 a new ironic book called, look whos back has been written by german writer timur vermes. Munich look whos back, a satirical novel by the german author timur vermes, imagines adolf hitler waking up, rip van winklestyle, on the streets of berlin in 2011. Look whos back, a comedy about the return of hitler, has become an unlikely hit in germany, heading to the top of the box office chart in its third week of release. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. In a hilarious satire of the modern image makeover, hitler donates money to animal charities, appears on talk shows, and even manages to get beaten up by skinheads. Mar 05, 2015 buy look whos back 01 by vermes, timur, bulloch, jamie isbn. Look whos back by timur vermes book trailer quercus books. Look whos back posits hitler floats down from somewhere to land in an abandoned berlin lot seventy years after his suicide. In timur vermess novel, a resurrected fuhrer becomes a media sensation in presentday germany. Without the army, the reich chancellery and cute eve with blondie. What will he do next in fact, this question book and answers. Look whos back is a german satire film that revolves around hitler waking up in 2014 berlin. Constantin film is going undercover for look whos back, its bigscreen adaptation of timur vermes bestselling novel that imagines the return of adolf hitler to modernday germany.
It is ultimately a sort of commentary on hitler s first ascent to poweron the point at which. Look whos back by timur vermes 2015, hardcover for sale. Definitely, look who s back it is an interesting and necessary film that features an excellent work of oliver masucci as hitler, but it also becomes a little scattered as it progresses by its. With daring dark humor, look who s back is a perceptive study of the cult of personality and of how individuals rise to fame and power in spite of what they preach. Its a name thats universally synonymous with mass murder and devastation and not one typically associated with humor, especially not in a country where the very name adolf hitler is still. Look whos back er ist wieder da 2015 rotten tomatoes. Look whos back, its funny, its entertaining and it has. Racial hatred, antisemitism, democracy sullenness are on the rise. In look whos back, which is based on the 2012 novel by timur. Id seen a lot of hype about look whos back on instagram so when i finally walked past it in foyles, i had to buy it. Oct 08, 2015 christoph maria herbst and michael kessler have both played adolf hitler in the past. Er ist wieder da or look whos back, literal translation.