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Die Diktatoren

1961

A sober, archival essay that asks you to watch closely as history's propaganda machinery is dissected with cool intellectual distance.

Overview
An evaluation of documentary film material from the years 1910-1960, organized according to the methods and effects of modern dictatorships. Particularly in the vivid middle section (Nazi era), the film has a clear intellectual structure.
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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • power
  • politics
  • war
  • corruption
  • freedom
Places
None
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror3
Humour1
Realism9
Romance0
Tension4
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Details

Directed by
Félix Podmaniczky
Country
Germany

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