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Activist & Political · Comedy · Counterculture · Experimental & Underground

Laughing at Ourselves: On William Klein’s Mr. Freedom (1969)

June 16, 2022

This is an excerpt from the introduction to the author’s new book on Mr. Freedom (https://liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/books/isbn/9781800856943/). * * * The film calls into question both the American international and domestic[…]

Absurdism · Comedy · Drama · Eastern European · Horror

The Cremator (1969): In Love with Death

July 2, 2020

The Cremator, only Juraj Herz’s second film, was adapted from a novel by Ladislav Fuks. It was well received, won a few awards, and was promptly banned for two decades[…]

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