M Le maudit de Fritz Lang : un film politique ?

This article discusses the thesis, commonly accepted since the work of Siegfried Kracauer, that Fritz Lang’s movie M is a "political" film in the sense that it warns of the rise of the Nazi danger or, according to other authors, supports the Nazis in Germany in 1930. On the basis of a deta...

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Main Author: Christophe Brochier
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Published: Dalhousie University 2023-12-01
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/belphegor/5683
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spelling doaj-art-162e02fcd8904d0c9308269766ec2be52025-08-20T02:34:06ZdeuDalhousie UniversityBelphégor1499-71852023-12-0121210.4000/belphegor.5683M Le maudit de Fritz Lang : un film politique ?Christophe BrochierThis article discusses the thesis, commonly accepted since the work of Siegfried Kracauer, that Fritz Lang’s movie M is a "political" film in the sense that it warns of the rise of the Nazi danger or, according to other authors, supports the Nazis in Germany in 1930. On the basis of a detailed study of the film and the director's statements, I argue that M should instead be considered a documentary and 'prophylactic' film about serial killers, particularly paedophiles.https://journals.openedition.org/belphegor/5683cinemaGermanyFritz LangNazisserial killers
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M Le maudit de Fritz Lang : un film politique ?
Belphégor
cinema
Germany
Fritz Lang
Nazis
serial killers
title M Le maudit de Fritz Lang : un film politique ?
title_full M Le maudit de Fritz Lang : un film politique ?
title_fullStr M Le maudit de Fritz Lang : un film politique ?
title_full_unstemmed M Le maudit de Fritz Lang : un film politique ?
title_short M Le maudit de Fritz Lang : un film politique ?
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topic cinema
Germany
Fritz Lang
Nazis
serial killers
url https://journals.openedition.org/belphegor/5683
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