The Counterfeiters Flashcards
(15 cards)
Which shot shows Sally alone on a beach
Zoomed out wide shot
Director
Stefan ruzowitzky
The year the film won best foreign film at the oscars
2007
What does the film depict
World war 2 nazi counterfeiting operation, in which Jews were forced to counterfeit to induce hyper inflation in enemy economies
What does the shot of Sally on the beach highlight?
Sally’s isolation.
Name of the operation
Operation bernhard
Sally’s full name
Salomon Sorowitsch
Three themes explored in film
Altruism, human suffering in wartime and the impact of money.
What does the ocean represent
The vastness of the ocean is a visual metaphor for Sally’s loneliness
The counterfeiters in German
Die falscher
What is the shot like when Sally is walking to casino?
Camera is in focus yet shot is not of him
Why does soundtrack change when girl notices Sally’s tattoo
Because he is remembering the dark time at sachenhausen.
Example of visual metaphor
Vast ocean to show loneliness
When the girl notices Sally’s tattoo what happens
The soundtrack becomes muffled and quiet with a heartbeat running through it.
Shot of Sally walking to casino shows
That he is detached and disillusioned
