Germany's Latest Nazi Drama New 'Jud Süss' Flops as Faustian Tragedy

"Jud Süss -- Rise and Fall" tells the story of one man's Faustian pact with the Hitler regime. The film shows Ferdinand Marian as a tragic figure who gained and then lost everything after starring in Goebbels' pet project. But his biographer has berated the filmmakers for deviating from history and many critics have been scathing.

Von Siobhán Dowling