[Marxism] request for political film suggestions

[David Walters <dwalters@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

1. Battle of the Algiers. I think it's the greatest political film ever
made. Very relevant given all the Islamic bashing rhetoric going on.

2. Reds. Hollywood does Petrograd, but it is a blast, fairly accurate
and engenders all sorts of discussions.

3. King of Hearts. OK, not a "political" film but one that questions
the rationality...indeed the 'sanity' of war. A blurb for you: Set
during World War I, King of Hearts stars Alan Bates as a Scottish
soldier separated from his unit in France. He wanders into a small
French village that has been abandoned by its residents in the face of
oncoming combat. Instead, the town is populated by the residents of a
nearby insane asylum, whose keepers have fled--a fact that escapes the
innocent soldier, who assumes these are the regular folks. A film that
celebrates the innocence and wisdom of the insane, even as it questions
who the real madmen are.

David


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