Mephisto (Hungary, 1981)

This Hungarian movie (spoken entirely in German!) was directed by Istvan Szabo. It won an Oscar award for best foreign film and it is actually pretty interesting. It is the story of Hendrik Hoefgen, a very famous theater actor during Nazi Germany. Mephisto is actually the name of the play that launched his career into stardom. As soon as the Nazi party starts ruling Germany, many actors flee the country because they are afraid their creativity might be censored. Hoefgen, on the other hand, decides to stay, and becomes more and more famous. He has the Nazi leaders on his side because they actually liked his plays. Unfortunately, he later realizes that even as the director of the National Theatre in Berlin, he has no power whatsoever and space for artistic creativity remains very limited.