# Taking Sides (2002)

> A postwar American investigator confronts a legendary German conductor over whether artistic greatness can coexist with moral compromise under Nazism.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/19397

## Facts

- Runtime: 108 min
- Genres: Drama, War, Music
- Director: István Szabó
- Cast: Harvey Keitel, Stellan Skarsgård, Moritz Bleibtreu, R. Lee Ermey, Birgit Minichmayr, Ulrich Tukur, Oleg Tabakov, Hanns Zischler
- TMDB rating: 6.3/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0260414/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: mild
- Mood: serious, austere, confrontational, historical film night, classical music viewing

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