Nazi Dreams: An Ebook

A survey of fascism in film

It occurred to me that many of you may not know that I have a number of ebooks available if you for some reason were craving more Berlatsky content. This is available as an ebook download at Amazon. And/or, I’ve included a pdf past the paywall, so…become a paid subscriber and you can just download it. Description below:

Nazis are Hollywood's favorite villains; the all-purpose evil that adds moral weight to a banal plot, or the sure-fire bad guys who your hero can thump without regrets. But fascism is also appealing, with its fine uniforms and certainty, in true Hollywood action style, that might makes right. NAZI DREAMS examines the changing, queasy relationship between films and fascism with essays on films like THE ETERNAL JEW, SHADOW AND FOG, INGLORIOUS BASTERDS, and DIRTY HARRY. The book also includes discussions of the politics of fascism in the present moment, including an essay on why free speech for fascists does not make us more free and the pros and cons of killing baby Hitler.

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