No comments. If that wasn't enough for the junior Hoffmann to undertake, he's immediately undercut by his First Watch Officer, or second in command, Karl Tennstedt (August Wittgenstein, The Crown), who has far more experience and is more aggressively combat-oriented than the calmer, rule-following Hoffmann. It read like an eight-hour film and she was excited by the urgent plotting. At sea there's Hoffmann and Tennstedt at odds, the latter effectively turning much of the crew against Hoffmann, with sea battles and an intriguing twist at the end of the second episode further ratcheting up tensions. Hulu's international series featuring Lizzy Caplan, Vicky Krieps and Vincent Kartheiser picks up where the acclaimed film left off. "The question just is: where's the good material?". Sitemap | "I'm choosing to see that as exciting, not daunting.". The Hollywood Reporter is part of MRC Media and Info, a division of MRC. Dizi, 2. by Though it has some difficult scenes to endure, the writing almost never flags and Prochaska has a number of small flourishes — like bringing out the seaside beauty of the town and contrasting war with the tranquility of nature and small pleasures — that underscore the stakes of World War II. It's not critical to have seen the original movie (though fans of German cinema will undoubtedly tell you to go do it anyway), since this eight-part series picks up where that one ended, thus becoming more of a sequel while still relying on the two source books from author Lothar-Gunther Buchheim (Das Boot, Die Festung). It has German, French and American connections and references, splits two primary plotlines between land and sea, then builds a broad, multi-character story into its scope. "She does unspeakable, horrible things in the name of that cause. Do Not Sell My Personal Information Created by Johannes W. Betz, Tony Saint. There's an eclectic roster of actors, cinematic production design, and an expanded plot that put female characters at the centre of bitter intrigue in occupied WWII France. Showing all 3 items Jump to: Photos (3) Photos . Counterpointing a new U-Boat crew going out to sea to raid Allied shipping lanes in the Atlantic with the underground battle between the Resistance and the German occupiers in La Rochelle, the French coastal city that is the submarine's base, Das Boot finds new sources of tension. Das Boot manages to be a war story, a thriller and a love story all at once, as it takes nuanced looks at complicated relationships throughout. Initially the 36-year-old Los Angeles native didn't expect Das Boot to make the cut. "Back then that is such a rare role for a woman to find herself in – the position of being the scary person, the one who is intimidating, and Carla initially relishes that.". YOUTUBE. Lizzy Caplan and Michael Sheen in Masters of Sex. She was suspicious of being involved in a continuation with new characters of Wolfgang Petersen's film, which she considers "a cinematic masterpiece", and wasn't looking for a period piece. Lizzy Caplan boards 'Das Boot' event series. Then she read the scripts from creators Johannes Betz and Tony Saint. © 2020 The Hollywood Reporter Lizzy Caplan: On Das Boot, Mean Girls and Masters of Sex fans. For Lizzy Caplan, playing a resistance fighter was a case of the Boot fits. An inexperienced U-boat crew has to survive a secret mission and a young German woman is torn between loyalty for her home country and the French resistance in … Born: Elizabeth Anne Caplan June 30, 1982 (age 38) Los Angeles, California, U.S.