Mein Kampf
Feature film | Urs Odermatt | 2009
When Hitler left his Austrian hometown aiming to conquer the world as a
famous painter he had not yet anything in common with the later dictator
HITLER. As a young artist he wants to prove his talent at the ‚Academy
of Art’ in Vienna. Hitler rents himself a room in the Leichengasse and
waits for his big day to arrive. He shares his room with two Jewish men:
the book-seller Schlomo Herzl and Lobkowitz, a cook. Like him Schlomo
Herzl wants to prove his talent as an artist – his aim is to write his
own book. Schlomo choses ‚Mein Leben’ as title for his book but is
rejected by his friend Lobkowitz. Lobkowitz, who takes himself for God
and who actually possesses spiritual powers considers the title a bad
choice. They come up with a new one: ‚Mein Kampf’. Hitler is very
enthusiastic about it ...