Taking Sides

Taking Sides is a film made by Istvan Szabo. It is about a controversial orchsetra conductor Wilhelm Furtwrangler. He was a German and he was accused of not taking sides/taking sides during the Nazi oppression. He was a musician par excellence. When inquired by a tribunal after WWII he maintained a musician's duty is to entertain, not to take sides. Internet is rife with controversy about him but one thing is clear he was a legend in his field. His recordings are available in Youtube and people are all praises for his style of conducting. These days as I see artists and film stars taking sides in West Bengal I am reminded of this movie I watched in Nandan in 2002. Should everybody take side ?