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Was there a point to him being a 'Nazi doctor'?


Watched the movie and kind of liked it. The transformation of the house I really liked but the scenes of reading the diary were way too long.

About Klaus being a "Nazi doctor" though... was there a point to this that I missed or was this just for the sake of exploitation?

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Uh...because conventional doctors wouldn't have done the things he had?

"Passion is just insanity in a cashmere sweater!"

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What?! The doctors that were part of the nazi party were more prone to evil than "conventional" doctors... or would this be Germans in general even, no matter the political affiliation?

What is a "conventional" doctor? A non German?

I'm actually a bit confused by your sentence Mr/Ms/Mrs.

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A series of what?

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This is an old post, but no. Most doctors are not encouraged nor even permitted to experiment on children. That ... goes without saying. The point was that his wife knew he had done some things that were not ethical during the war, but she had no idea of the extent of his depravity (nor that he had continued to do horrible things). And the point of showing HER knowledge was because she said a doctor that had worked with her husband previously on his clandestine experiments "owed them a favor" and would send them money and a nurse to help with Klaus's care. Which is why when Angelo shows up unannounced, he is not immediately sent away. Which fuels the entire premise of the movie. The house is slowly transformed into a concentration camp. So, yeah, much of the plot hinges on him being a Nazi ....

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Old post, but I'm compelled by your willful stupidity. Of course they meant a "Nazi doctor", not a "non-German". What the hell are you even talking about? Your "confusion" is ridiculous.




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