Tag: Facists

  • A PÁTY JEZDEC JE STRACH aka AND THE FIFTH HORSEMAN IS FEAR

    A PÁTY JEZDEC JE STRACH aka AND THE FIFTH HORSEMAN IS FEAR

    “a pátý jezdec je Strach,” aka “And the Fifth Horseman Is Fear,” directed by Zbyněk Brynych, is a 1965 Czechoslovak psychological drama set during the Nazi occupation of Prague. It is a chilling, surreal, and Kafkaesque meditation on totalitarianism, internalized terror, and the dehumanization of individuals under a regime of fear. Rather than depicting overt…

  • SALO, OR THE 120 DAYS OF SODOM (NSFW)

    SALO, OR THE 120 DAYS OF SODOM (NSFW)

    ‘Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom,’ is a 1975 controversial and highly provocative film directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini. Based loosely on the infamous novel “The 120 Days of Sodom” by the Marquis de Sade, the film is a brutal allegory about power, sadism, and the dehumanizing effects of totalitarianism. Set in Fascist Italy…

  • ROMA (72)

    ROMA (72)

    “Roma,” released in 1972, is a poignant and visually stunning film directed by the acclaimed Italian filmmaker Federico Fellini. The story revolves around two trips made to Rome by a director. The first trip was taken when he was a young man in the late 1930s and early 1940s. The second trip was made when…