It's the second episode in our series about fascism and Italian filmmakers. This time, we watched Bernardo Bertolucci's THE CONFORMIST. We discussed the fascist desire for "normalcy" and the fascist's urge to supress their sexuality. Discussion also includes:
- Tallahassee Film Fest;
- Ecuadorian AG attempts to blame leftists for a cartel assassination;
- Terrible A.I. in ALIEN: ROMULUS; and
- Why does Nic Cage look like Miss Piggy in the new horror film LONGLEGS?
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Sources and Links
- Escape from Freedom (1941) by Erich Fromm
- Gramsci, Antonio. (1921) “The Two Fascisms” https://www.marxists.org/archive/gramsci/1921/08/two_fascisms.htm
- Italian Fascism: Its Origins and Development (1982) by Alexander J. De Grande
- Fascism, Vulnerability, and the Escape from Freedom: Readings to Repair Democracy (2022) by C. Jon Delogu
- The Anatomy of Fascism (2004) by Robert Paxton
- McLaughlin, Neil. 1996. “Nazism, Nationalism, and the Sociology of Emotions: Escape from Freedom Revisited” in Sociological Theory 14(3): 241-261.
- https://www.intercept.com.br/2024/08/29/ecuador-us-backed-prosecutor-attacks-left/