Episode 399: To Be or Not To Be (1942)
The Projection Booth Podcast
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The Complexities of Handling Nazism in Film
This chapter explores Ernst Lubitsch's ability to delicately handle the topic of Nazism in the film 'To Be or Not to Be', despite being demonized by the Nazis himself in the past. The speakers discuss the absence of a clear-cut evil character in the film and how Lubitsch portrays the ideology of Nazism without giving it a voice. They also touch on the Jewishness of the characters and the theater setting's resemblance to a real Nazi office.
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