Film Listology: #99 - The Great Dictator

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As our Film Listology season drops into the nineties, Scott and Garret examine The Great Dictator from 1940.  Falling in familiarity to many, The Great Dictator  wisely uses comedy (and tragedy) to spotlight and critique rising fascism in early twentieth century Europe. Charlie Chaplin writes, produces, and directs this satirical story of mistaken identity, brandishing his patented broom mustache and embodying a parodic variation of Adolph Hitler. The film exhibits iconoclast status in film history, but does it maintain its cultural significance in the age of instant gratification?   

Hosts: Garret Castleberry, Scott McMurry

Producers: Garret Castleberry, Will McMurry (Audio Engineer), Alli Garner (Cover Art), Austin Foster (Music)

Recommended readings paired with our Film Listology season:
Rick Altman. Film/Genre. British Film Institute, 1999.

Jim Collins, Ada Preacher Collins, Hilary Radner (Eds.). Film Theory Goes to the Movies, 1st Edition. New York: Routledge, 1992.

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