Amon Goeth Chooses His Housekeeper | Schindler's List (1993) | Screen Bites 

Left out the most important part. After shooting the engineer he orders the builders to do what she recommended.

My God. How Ralph did not win the Oscar for this role is beyond me. The accent, the demeanor, the body language, the ice-cold, expressionless look in his eyes, he NAILED the role as this evil monster, SS Kommandant Amon Goeth. I both hate and am terrified of his character. Absolutely sublime acting.

After execution: "Do it what she said"... such a monster, such a perfect acting by Ralph Fiennes. Deserved an Oscar.

I find it so interesting that he cared not to "give his cold" to Helen, but then 45 seconds later orders the death of another, Brilliant acting

Very complex and dangerous figure. On one hand, he doesn't want to pass his cold onto another person. Then casually orders the execution of another.

The fact he chose the villa right beside the camp is disturbing. He didnt even want a break from the horror when he was at home

Notice how Amon stops right in front of her the first time he walks past them. He had already made up his mind but knew that he had a conflict in him (such a great performance by Mr. Fiennes here).

2:25 the way she looked in their faces after he said to shoot her... so heartbreaking.

Lesson learned. Always appear dumber than your captives, than your bosses, than your peers. Wait for the right time

He went straight to Helen...he knew who he wanted to hire immediately.

The Engineer died for four reasons: 1) She wounded Goeth's ego when she dared approach him casually and talk to him without cowering in fear, as if they were equals. 2) She told him her education, which was higher than his, and thus made him feel stupid. 3) She pointed out an error in a building being constructed in his camp, thus making him look weak, and threatening his control in his own personal kingdom. 4) She did all this in front of his subordinates, his prisoners, and his new "maid," compounding the blows to his ego 10 fold. This is because Goeth was a pure narcissistic sociopath. These narcissistic injuries she inflected - because she was a sane person who had never been the victim of a narc sociopath and so was unable to instinctively think like a narc - threatened his control, so he killed her to punish her and re-establish dominance and control over everyone else. She might have survived had she gone to one of the lesser supervisors and told them what needed to be done.

The indignation and innocence of the engineer is so real She WAS trying to do her job correctly from what she learned in university, never realizing what the animals that were the Nazis could do to her So inhumane and; incredibly sad

Didn't keep in the best part, where he says "Pull it down, you heard what she said".

How did Ralph Fines not win 32 oscars for his performance. He was terrifying, he was a perfect horrendous human.

*backs up* ‘I don’t want to give you my cough’ Then proceeds to have the engineer summarily executed (in almost unbelievably realistic detail, including the huge reflex twitch throwing her on her side) Amazing amazing film and script. And yes, Fiennes was robbed of an Oscar here.

Putting the Engineer's face into the frame of the shot at 2:43 was perfect. Seeing the fear in her eyes right before she died.

ralph fiennes sure nailed the character. I can not imagine how wicked the real amon goeth was.

Amazing actor.I don't understand why he didn't get Oscar for this role and English patent too.

The lady actor who was shot did such a good job getting shot. The sudden seizing of the body was well acted

Hard to believe Embeth Davidtz who played Helen Hirsch, was also Miss Honey in Matilda. A versatile & very talented actress.

...Take it down, repour it, rebuild it... Like she said.

The whole housekeeper relationship between Fiennes and Davidtz in Schindler’s List is any example of absolutely amazing acting. Fiennes cannot come to terms with the fact that he is physically attracted to a Jewish woman. The sense of dread and doom that Davidtz expresses in having to work with a coldblooded murderer like Amon Goeth is so powerful and strong in this movie. This is an example of superior acting that is rarely seen in the movies today.

She is the most passionate civil engineer I've seen in any movie.

This scene always hit me hard. The absolute disregard for human life. It is incomprehensible what human beings are capable of doing to other human beings. This movie was so well done. I got chills from this scene every time I saw it.

"I don't want to give you my cold" - First Date "Shoot her here, on my authority" - After Date

It's a lose lose situation. On the one hand she gets shot for telling him what should be done. On the other hand, if she kept silent and the building falls, she will be shit anyway...

Spielberg did a great service to humanity in the making of this movie.

Masterclass acting. Notice how unawares to Helen she has power over him. When he first sees her there is a brief look of nervousness, and vulnerability, as he looks away and cannot face her. This is also why he apologises for coughing and no wanting her to catch his cold. He fell for her at first sight and probably killed the engineer as he did not want anyone looking more smarter than him as well as to flex his power and traumatise Helen into not trying to escape.

I always thought he had her shot, not only because she argued with them, but because they didn't believe Jews should be smarter than them. Its like he didn't order the builders to do what she said till she was already dead because he didn't want to let her know she was right

Decades of life, years of valuable education, gone in an instant by someone else's inhumanity.

It's a real testament to Fienne's acting prowess that he was able to blow us all away in this role, and then in the same year, blow us away again with his character in "Quiz Show", a character that was the polar opposite of Amon Goeth. And of course his career ever since has proven over and over again that he's one of the best actors in the world. A genuine artist.

Referring to the engineer, the lesson is, know when to keep your mouth shut. If you pay attention to who’s in the position of power in the situation, and have noted they’ve already shown a tendency to be ruthless killers of anyone who opposes them or speaks out, being a loudmouthed hero isn’t going to get you anywhere but six feet under, so keep your silence. There’s a lesson for life in this scene.

Ralph Fiennes was/is an English Shakespearean trained actor and based on the scenes in this movie must be one of if not the most talented actor in the world...he is amazing.

"Shoot her" "Herr Kommandant,i'm only trying to do my job" "YeA I'aM DoInG MiNe" Damn you Goeth...

"Her kommandant, i'm just trying to do my job" "Ja, and i'm doing mine". Cruel, mad, but extremely rational... Underrated line.

Ralph Fiennes absolutely nailed this role. I have read a lot about real Amon Goth, and Fiennes surely showed us how evil Goth really was

He fell in love with Helen but that embarrassed him

Helen Hirsch was of the few who could stare into the eyes of Goth. He feels uncomfortable thus he repeatedly looks away.

1:14 The scared timid smile she does here breaks my heart

I know this might sound crazy, but that twitch after the shot is how it looks like in a real life, when bullet goes directly through the cortex. The brain, or what is left of it, is still trying to resuscitate itself. You to have samething similar when falling asleep. terrifyingly accurate.

One of the greatest roles in cinematic history. Absolute master class in acting from Ralph Fiennes, he mastered the hugely complex character that was Amom Goeth. The absolute cold, evil psychopathy of this character but occasionally in the film interspersed with traces of humanity, like when he said "I don't want to give you my cold" , perhaps a reminder of the better side of his character in earlier times which obviously during the war was totally submerged by his monstrosity. Liam Neillson was obviously brilliant as Schindler but for me Fiennes was the stand out acting performance in the film.

This scene is epic. He chose the weakest link to be his housekeeper to feel more powerful and abuse for her lack of competency and fear.

The moment Helen has to watch the execution is the moment she begins to truly fear Goeth. This is the only scene we see Helen directly look him in the eyes - When he started lining up the women and picked her she of course was frightened (as she of course knew how the Nazis were), but when he then acted almost caring not wanting to give her his cold and asking her name, I think she had a short moment of ‚oh, maybe he’s not like the others here‘. I noticed that at 1:17 they both have a moment of slightly smiling at each other - Helen’s is (no suprise) very forced and nervous, but she tries, and for the fragment of a second we also see Goeth look at her with a quite content expression, before he seemingly can’t bear the eye contact anymore and looks away. And them two minutes later he ordered the execution of that poor architect and made Helen stand next to it, forced to watch. The acting is truly superb in this

You can tell the officer calmed down and didn’t want to kill her but had to follow orders. The other officers were watching too but no one was able to say something because what if they get into trouble if they show mercy or any company?! Unfortunately a lot of situations like that happened and the movie shows why and how those terrible things happened.

‘I don’t want to give you my cold’ is the banality of evil, he’s just going through the motions as a human, doing everything he thinks is right....and even when he says ‘yeah I’m doing mine’ in response to the woman saying she was doing her job, just people doing their job

That shot where they have the engineer stumble up close to the camera is absolutely brilliant. Textbook “show, don’t tell” drama

3:04 The expression on the scharfurher's face: "Great, now my ears are going to be ringing the rest of the day."

Man I just love how anything he in u just see his Theater background His movements and speech is Poetry this man is a treasure

Ralph Feinnes was The man behind the monster!!! Goeth was a real monster...

What, I can't hear... A terrifying character.

I am so glad Schindler's List was made. Testimony of horrors that must never be forgotten.....

Ralph Fiennes always plays the MOST evil of characters so masterfully. Voldemort from Harry Potter for example!!!

"It will take more than that" She went like a champ.

At 1:29 you can just see the change in his eyes as he snapped out of a moment of lust for his enemy and reverted back to hatred.

His performance. My God. Just flawless. And his voice and the accent. Just a magnificent actor.

The way she looked at them when he told her "shoot her" it was so real

I LOVE Helen Hiirsch!!!! Kudos to the INCREDIBLY talented Sir Spielberg for as far as I'm concerned the best movie EVER MADE! And how important & thought provoking this film is. Let NONE of us EVER forget

You can tell the sergeant didnt want to shoot her. When the order was given he turned to the others to say what the f*.

I’m sure it’s already been said but it’s such a surreal moment that in the midst of all the death and chaos in the camp he takes a step back and tells her he doesn’t want to give her a cold. Something as mundane and dare I say “human” from such a monster that literally killed people for the hell of it.

Ralph Fiennes sure played Amon Goeth - vile monster - to a T. He deserved an Academy Award.

Fiennes performance was so real and evil the Oscar voters were scared to give him the award which he so richly deserved.

2:28 Even the nazi officer who first had an argument with the Jewish engineer found Goeth's order to shoot the woman to be absurd, he probably didn't think it would escalate to that

The most important part of this scene is how he sees that her hands are freezing and he actually empathizes

he did such a good job portraying absolute indifference to other humans. trust me, he hit the nail on the head. i know pure psychopaths, & he hit the nail on the head. its like he was born absent any human influence, & views people as a piece of paper, or a fly. its something that sticks with you when you see it in real life. even jeffery dahlmer had morals, im talking about absent morals, none. zero care or regret for cruelty.

Amon Goeth was two trips and a half. He doesn't want to give her his cold but he doesn't mind smoking in her face.

Ray Fiennes portrayal of this man shook me to the core..I vividly remember walking out of the theater and everyone I could see was just crying and sobbing .... I've never been able to watch it again...

Just imagine, single fire and whole chapter ends. Her mother kept her in womb for 9 months, she grew up got education met different people, running different thoughts in mind and a single boom, darkness

The sucker got his in the end! They caught him and strung him up! I'm glad!

This character was brought back to life in every aspect by Ralph Feines... He's one of the most amazing actors and after watching his performance as Amon, I'm in love with his work

Those SS Uniforms, Perfect! Down to the last detail! I absolutely love the accuracy?!

Amon....a whole new meaning to job interviews!

2:44 is the worst part. One can only imagine the thoughts going through her head knowing her life is about to end

I would rather have a tea party with Voldemort than with Goeth.

Superb Ralph Fiennes: his character is utterly cold, ruthless & completely convincing.

We are all capable of becoming Amon towards others if we are honest.

Excellent actor!! He really looked like a cruel German officer.. All is perfect and he played his character very well Congratulations !!!

"And I'm just doing mine", he said. I feel like I've heard that explanation before.

0:47 I'm not german nor an expert but that slight change when he says "undo" sounds so authentic

“I don’t want to give you my cough” What a gentleman

Ralph Fiennes...after I saw this movie and heard his casting as Voldemort in Harry Potter, I smiled knowing it would be done well. He embodied the contradiction and evil of Amon so well...its beyond chilling. I've only had the stomach to watch this movie all the way through twice.

If I was that lady I would’ve kept my mouth shut. Done absolutely NOTHING to bring attention to myself and worked.

0:54 he steps back and 1:37 he extends his cup displays he didn't want to give anyone the cold. Brilliant directing.

there's a piece of Amon Goeth in all of us. All we need is someone or some group to tell us it's the right thing to do.

lesson for everyone here, never look smarter than your bosses even if you are.

"ah an educated jew, like karl marx himself" 😂

That engineer was out of line, Amon was just trying to avoid an argument.

Imagine going through school, learning all those exams, graduating and then getting shot because someone doesn't agree with you.

“I don’t want to give you my cold” It’s almost like his way of minimizing the mass inhumanity that’s occurring is by demonstrating common courtesies. As if to pretend they’re still in polite society and that the last thing he wants to be is indecent or inconsiderate.

Engineer Forman: we have to tear it down and do it again Amon: so you have chosen death

Man Ralph was superb in this film,what a performance

Absolutely horrific to watch. All those poor people suffered in ways we'll never imagine.

Amon Goeth was a deeply complex and disturbed man. Ralph Fiennes was spot on with his portrayal

"One of you is a very lucky girl..." I watched a documentary on the girl as an older adult. She was TERRIFIED continually and abused while slaving in his house.

He doesn't want to give the first woman his cough but has another woman executed (for doing her job) half a minute later. The sociopathy and narcissism and the sheer absence of empathy or emotional intelligence portrayed in this scene is sublime.

In times of being a prisoner in a death camp, never over-estimate your own importance. If you in charge of something, and it was done in a way that no one will ever know, but is not up to standards that it should be, let it go. Unless you wish to die, then you get your wish. Some did want to die. I believe I lived my last life during this period of time. It still traumatizes me, but I have learned to calmly survive in this life.

he has the most beautiful eyes!!!

There's people like this in today's society, who'd like to get the opportunity to be like him.

"Her commendant, i'm only trying to do my job.- Yeah, I'm doing mine..." I think most of you misunderstood that scene. Of course he was a psyhopath but in that moment he was driven by pure logic. Why? Because Goeth task was not to build perfect barrack... His job was to exterminate jewish nation and you do that by elimination of its elites in first place. When the engeener girl was pure example of that. Young, educated, inteligent and brave to face him so straightly. She was shining hope of her peoples for the future. Her mistake was to realize that so crearly to Amon. Then he hit like eagle his pray point precisely as thats was his sole purpose. Another logical thing was to do as she said...

few movies have given us such superb acting from everyone, this one, besides Amadeus is such an example

Her facial expression and body hitting the ground after getting shot in the head is too realistic. Are we sure Speilberg didn't legit kill that actress on set? Lol