About this episode

The episode discusses Charlie Chaplin's satirical film 'The Great Dictator' in the context of authoritarianism.

Episode 135 - Pack your bags, we are headed to the nation of Tamainia circa 1940. It is week 2 of Top Dog month, a month focusing on films related to authoritarian rule and struggles within government. This week we are watching Charlie Chaplin's The Great Dictator (1940) which features Chaplin playing dual roles as a Jewish barber/ WW1 vet, as well as the dictator Adenoid Hynkel, which is a satirical version of a certain dictator from history. This is a unique film in history so tune in to hear a much tamer conversation than last week's. Also tune in next week when we watch and discuss The Death of Stalin (2017) email us at mracfilmclub@gmail.com

People in this episode

Host: MRAC Film Club

Topics covered

• authoritarian rule
• government struggles
• satire
• film analysis
• Charlie Chaplin

Keywords

• The Great Dictator
• Charlie Chaplin
• authoritarianism
• satire
• film review

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Great Dictator, The Death of Stalin

Places: Tamainia

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