It reminded me of the only other intelligent discussion of this relationship which I'd previously seen which was as well rendered artistically - Peter Weiss' Persecution and Assassination of Jean Paul Marat As Performed By the Inmates of Charenton Under The Direction of the Marquis de Sade, a neglected masterpiece from the 60s. It's a striking examination of the roots, contradictions, and historical value of social change, seen through the intellectual confrontation of the play's two main characters. The movie of the play - directed by Peter Brooks and starring Glenda Jackson, Ian Richardson, and Peter Magee - should be available in Dvd.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Yoshie Furuhashi" <furuhashi.1 at osu.edu> To: <lbo-talk at lbo-talk.org> Sent: Sunday, January 29, 2006 9:58 AM Subject: [lbo-talk] Brian reviews Lars von Trier's Manderlay for MRZine!
> <blockquote>Manderlay
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> by Brian Dauth
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> Let me begin by getting the boilerplate that appears in every review of a
> movie by Lars von Trier out of the way: a) Lars von Trier is a
> provocateur whose films may very well be mere exercises in cynicism; b)
> Lars von Trier dares to make films about America without ever having
> visited the country; and c) Lars von Trier does not like to fly.
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> Whew!</blokcquote>
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> FULL TEXT:
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> <http://mrzine.monthlyreview.org/dauth290106.html>.
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> Yoshie Furuhashi
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