'A Special Day': The Machismo Meet-Cute of 1938

About this episode

James and Teal explore life under fascism through the lens of a film depicting a significant day in Italy.

James and Teal look at life under fascism through the prism of two mismatched people in Italy on a single day when Hitler and Mussolini solidified their alliance in 1977’s ”A Special Day.”

People in this episode

Hosts: James, Teal

Topics covered

• fascism
• Italy
• historical alliance
• film analysis
• personal relationships
• mismatched characters

Keywords

• fascism
• Italy
• Hitler
• Mussolini
• A Special Day
• film analysis
• 1938
• 1977

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Hitler, Mussolini

Books & works: A Special Day

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