Careful, Stalin killed more . . .

Posted by Auricle (A) on September 13, 2002 at 10:52:47

In Reply to: Re: A good friend of Adolph.....SO WHAT ? posted by Dave on September 9, 2002 at 14:21:52:

and I don't see many complaints about Eisenstein! Do you? Everything he made was made to extoll the virtues of the classless state (yeah, right . . . "How many daschas do you have Comrade Comissar?). Even "Ivan the Terrible" portrayed Ivan as the champion of the people vs. the "Evil Boyars".

On the other hand, I think Eisenstein was a greater filmmaker. In fact, Hitler's favourite filmmaker never quite floated my boat. She is a skilled polemicist, but little more IMHO. She is however, a victim of the great rule of history, "Never be on the losing side". Eisenstein is the benefactor of the same rule.

Of course, assuming that other people also count (not just Jews and Tibettans {political correctness seems rampant, does it not? I mean, does anyone ever talk of the Chinese tortured and killed by the Japanese in WWII? Tojo's civilian victims were VERY numerous! Of course, we don't know any Japanese film directors to pillory.})

In truth, the greatest killer of the last Century was Mao, in peacetime or wartime. Find me a Chinese filmaker who loved Mao and I'll . . . nah . . . if the film-maker did not advocate genocide (which the lady in question did not) and he/she was a good film-maker, I'll like him/her, regardless. I thought this forum was about film, not politics.

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Topic - Leni Riefenstahl: 100 years and ten days old - Victor Khomenko 12:24:17 09/09/02 (16)

I had the pleasure of Diving with her in-- - Des 00:33:40 09/12/02 (1)

Cool. Did you get an autograph? (nt) - bubbahotep 22:55:19 09/13/02 (0)

A good friend of Adolph..... - patrickU 12:30:53 09/09/02 (13)

Olympiad is fairly "politically correct".... - gware 16:29:28 09/09/02 (1)

Re: Olympiad is fairly "politically correct".... - patrickU 05:45:20 09/10/02 (0)

A good friend of Adolph.....SO WHAT ? - mikenyc 13:35:43 09/09/02 (9)

Re: A good friend of Adolph.....SO WHAT ? - Dave 14:21:52 09/09/02 (8)

Careful, Stalin killed more . . . - Auricle 10:52:47 09/13/02 (0)

It is indeed quite relevant - Lasermeister 20:26:39 09/09/02 (1)

Re: It is indeed quite relevant - mikenyc 01:02:43 09/10/02 (0)

Re: A good friend of Adolph.....SO WHAT ? - mikenyc 15:07:04 09/09/02 (4)

Mikey, NYC - gware 07:53:41 09/11/02 (0)

And her abilities to create and affect people... - patrickU 01:11:07 09/10/02 (2)

Huh? (nt) - bubbahotep 01:21:02 09/10/02 (1)

Irony, my dear, irony. nt - patrickU 01:23:24 09/10/02 (0)

More than that - Victor Khomenko 12:51:05 09/09/02 (0)

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