Max

Menno Meyjes directs this fictionalized account of the relationship of a young German painter -- the yet-to-be-notorious Adolf Hitler (Noah Taylor) -- and Max Rothman (John Cusack), a Jewish art teacher who doesn't nurture the fledgling artist. Perhaps as a result, Hitler begins to take a greater interest in politics. Could Hitler's horrifying cruelty have been prevented had he channeled his energy toward making art?