Deckname Dennis

1997
7.7| 1h38m| NA| en| More Info
Released: 22 May 1997 Released
Producted By: HE-Filmproduktion
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Dennis, an American private eye, is sent to Germany to find out as much as possible about typical Germans and typically German behaviour. Disguised as a TV reporter he sets sail for Germany where we follow him interviewing a wide variety of people, from politicians and intellectuals to policemen, demonstrants and ordinary people in the street. All this, however, is not what the film is really about, for "Deckname Dennis" is actually a satirical documentary about all those extremely odd people, groups and societies whose attitudes and behaviour are far too outrageous for anybody to take seriously. Therefore ALL the documentary bits are real, i.e. the people really thought they were being interviewed by an American reporter, and so they gladly presented an insight into their beliefs, ideas and goals.

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Documentary

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Thomas Frickel

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HE-Filmproduktion

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Deckname Dennis Audience Reviews

Ploydsge just watch it!
Solidrariol Am I Missing Something?
IncaWelCar In truth, any opportunity to see the film on the big screen is welcome.
Edwin The storyline feels a little thin and moth-eaten in parts but this sequel is plenty of fun.
Horst in Translation (filmreviews@web.de) "Deckname Dennis" is a German documentary movie and one of the two most known works by writer and director Thomas Frickel. It runs for 95 minutes roughly and includes the premise of an American reporter coming to Germany to interview Germans and find out what the country is about these days. That is all make-believe though. The American is in fact a German whose American accent was quite bad and almost all he does is interview Nazis trying to fool us into thinking that radical extremism is still a problem here in Germany. Or at least was 20 years ago because these 1.5 hours are from 1997 still. So yes we get it Nazis are bad, but how about a bit of objective journalism without fake identities where not only the radical right is shown, but also the radical left. The neutral approach is missing here completely and this film actually fits in nicely with the current political climate where radical lefties pulverize a whole district in Hamburg and press as well as the major parties blame the police while every potentially racist comment is turned into a major incident immediately. Back to this film: If you think Michael Moore is bad, then be worried about what Frickel does here. Also I wonder how many hours of interviews they cut out where they received normal and appropriate responses to their provocative questions until they finally had the answers and the biggest idiots on tape, those they wanted from the beginning. But it doesn't make the crew any better, they are just idiotic from an entirely different perspective. With how fake everything in here is, I also wouldn't be surprised if some interviewees are paid actors. And it certainly does not count as investigative journalism when you annoy a hard working construction worker with questions about who won the war, the Russians or Germans. No idea what the creators are thinking here. It's films like these that create the big drifts in our society. I highly recommend not to watch this film. It's a good thing it really isn't easy to find these days and I hope the filmmakers learned in the last two decades that you can care for your country's interests without being a Nazi. Germany first. Highly not recommended.
s-a-z The Movie is a experiment of getting German view on Germany like Germany can be seen from foreign people.Its an experiment like " How what aliens from outer space see us humans" but a little closer to reality: Its how would people outside the German culture could understand the German way of live. Dennis, the US TV-reporter (a camouflaged intelligence service man) is a German stereotype of US-American people. This stereotype is used to show the German audience the crazy and obscure German allday life from a distance.A good interesting somehow different documentary with a 68ter political few on the German society. A kind of European style "Micheal Moore documentary".PS: The R rating must be a mistake . there is no sexuality involved in this movie unless you refer eating "Bratwurst" as sexuality ;-)