Fascism and the Camera as Ideological Apparatus in The Great Dictator | Video Essay

Charlie Chaplin's classic film The Great Dictator is still relevant today, so let's examine how it depicts fascism and what that says about the camera as an ideological apparatus.
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Baudry, Jean Louis. “Ideological Effects of the Basic Cinematographic Apparatus,” Film Quarterly, Vol. 28, No 2 (Winter, 1974-1975), p.40.
Chaplin, Charlie, director. The Great Dictator. Charlie Chaplin Film Corporation, 1940.
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