Directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder A middle-aged woman and a young Moroccan man fall in love in Ali: Fear Eats the Soul. Their relationship will befuddle most and attract open contempt from others. It's the same type of hatred of the outsider as in Fassbinder's Katzelmacher, though because we are so acquainted with the subject of … Continue reading Ali: Fear Eats the Soul (1974)
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The Great Dictator (1940)
Directed by Charlie Chaplin Film critic Stanley Kauffmann said of Charlie Chaplin that The Great Dictator made him the David to Hitler's Goliath. Chaplin's first talkie film, with the last (possible) incarnation of The Tramp, started off as a parody of Hitler and became an act of defiance somewhere along the way. The film was put … Continue reading The Great Dictator (1940)
The Producers (1967)
Directed by Mel Brooks It helps to know the climate into which The Producers was born and released. It's a lowbrow comedy with a series of jokes both vulgar and cheap, and the utter disbelief audiences may have had could be lost on modern audiences because of the insane amount of lowbrow comedies released since. This … Continue reading The Producers (1967)
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