two topical films

All;

Just a note, two films that I would recommend, which
are semi-topical...

The Battle of Algiers (was reportedly screened at the Pentagon)
The Great Dictator (Chaplin)

-Carl

On Monday 07 June 2004 01:14 pm, Carl Lumma wrote:
> All;
>
> Just a note, two films that I would recommend, which
> are semi-topical...
>
> The Battle of Algiers (was reportedly screened at the Pentagon)

This *is* a great movie--I've seen it--worth seeing. Its has a wonderful
sympathy for *both* sides of the conflict, a rare feat in 'war' movies.

Aaron Krister Johnson
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> > All;
> >
> > Just a note, two films that I would recommend, which
> > are semi-topical...
> >
> > The Battle of Algiers (was reportedly screened at the Pentagon)
>
> This *is* a great movie--I've seen it--worth seeing. Its has a
> wonderful sympathy for *both* sides of the conflict, a rare
> feat in 'war' movies.

Indeed, my thoughts exactly. A good villian can make a plot,
and the French General, or whatever his title is, is a *great*
villian.

Chaplin was a *%$&%*$ genius, no doubt about it. The Great
Dictator is some of the best satire I've ever seen.

-Carl