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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| description | 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 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. |
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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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| title | M Le maudit de Fritz Lang : un film politique ? |
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| topic | cinema Germany Fritz Lang Nazis serial killers |
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