Summaries

An absorbing and chilling documentary about the National Socialist aesthetic, and how attempts to create the Aryan Ideal caused the extermination of millions. Aspects covered include: Hitler's epiphany while viewing Wagner's opera 'Rienzi', the rise of the homo-erotic Grecian/Nordic ideal, the parallels drawn between the 'degenerate' art of the cubists and dadaists and the mentally ill/physically deformed, the Nazi obsession with purity and cleanliness, and, finally, the descent of the Jewish people to the level of a virus/vermin.—Dawn M. Barclift

Details

Keywords
  • art
  • aesthetics
  • modern art
  • fascist aesthetic
  • aesthetic
Genres
  • History
  • Documentary
Release date Oct 12, 1989
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) Not Rated
Countries of origin Sweden
Language Swedish
Production companies SVT Drama Sandrews Poj Filmproduktion AB

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Tech specs

Runtime 1h 59m
Color Color Black and White
Sound mix Dolby
Aspect ratio 1.37 : 1

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