Bleak Week: Mephisto

Name: Bleak Week: Mephisto
Genre: Drama
Released: 2026-06-10
Duration: 2 h 25 min
Cast: Klaus Maria Brandauer, Krystyna Janda, Ildikó Bánsági

<div><a href="https://www.americancinematheque.com/" style="text-decoration:none;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">American Cinematheque</a> is bringing ‘Bleak Week: Cinema of Despair’ to the Plaza Theatre! See the full lineup <a href="https://letterboxd.com/plazaatlanta/story/bleak-week-cinema-of-despair-global-film/" style="text-decoration:none;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">here</a>. </div>A German stage actor finds unexpected success and mixed blessings in the popularity of his performance in a Faustian play as the Nazis take power in pre-WWII Germany. As his associates and friends flee or are ground under by the Nazi terror, the popularity of his character supercedes his own existence until he finds that his best performance is keeping up appearances for his Nazi patrons.DramaPT2H25MNot Rated2026-06-10

Klaus Maria Brandauer

Krystyna Janda

Ildikó Bánsági

István Szabó

Manfred Durniok

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Showtimes

June 10, 8:00 pm