From: "ben blumson" <autumnsprung-AT-freemail.com.au> Subject: re: In search of leftist humor Date: Fri, 14 May 1999 21:19:33 +1000 I stayed for three months in Paris with a Maoist film lecturer. This meant I saw a lot of films with her and i didn't find the commentry to bad, then again i may not have noticed from the french- she said that- A la place du couer- was an unoriginal story but never seemed to mention imperialism- the only time i may have pissed her off was probly when i told her that marxism in australia was a joke (thinking of t he guys that seel the socialist workers paper on friday arvo). she didn't talk much about politics then. thankfully i survived despite nine oclock bed times and it was worth it for the films- id recomend la contre du brazil (sp?). cheers Ben At 1999-05-14 06:37:46.284000, "Brian J. Callahan" (Brian=J.=Callahan%MT%DFCI-AT-EYE.DFCI.HARVARD.EDU) wrote: > >Believe me, I'm not making this up. > >Maoist International Movement reviews Patch Adams > That was good, but this is even funnier (from a MIM review of > Welcome to the > Dollhouse): > > The movie is most effective as a case study in alienation, shot > in a > fitting, low-budget realistic style. Youth from the oppressor > nations > are property, playthings for adults, and deposits for genocidal > disinformation. When MIM says age is the principal contradiction > within the white nation, we mean that young people such as Dawn > and > her peers are the best bets for revolutionary consciousness, > partly > because they are not yet dug in to their class, nation and > gender > positions of privilege, and partly because of the oppressive > treatment > they receive at the hands of adults. Welcome to the Doll House > brings > some of this contradiction to light. > > > Apparently, I missed a lot about this movie--I totally missed the > "deposits > for genocidal disinformation" theme. Just goes to show ya: always > bring a > Maoist to the movies. ---------------------------------------- Get your own free email account at http://www.freemail.com.au/ ----------------------------------------
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