I must say that this movie was good. Right before the movie ended I was going to say I didn't see very much propaganda, which seemed to be a favorite of Socialist Realism. But the last few minutes that were thrown in were all propaganda. The part where Raya's father tells Marion that they love children, I knew that the propaganda was starting especially since we had seen the pictures of Stalin with the children. The movie would have been fine without that part at the end. Then again, it probably wouldn't have passed if it didn't have some propaganda in there.
I found that there were some subtle little details that describe the characters. In Marion's room, there was a fishbowl that was also standing as a lamp. I thought this showed Marion's life. She was stuck with Von Kneishitz and she couldn't leave him because he would let everyone know she had a black man's child. He was the fishbowl that kept her from swimming in the world freely. So the funny thing is that when I saw Von Kneishitz when he was talking to Raya before the show, I thought he looked like Dracula. And then he threw his cape over his shoulder and disappeared. I think that definitely lets the audience know that he is an evil character.
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I also enjoyed the film up until the big demonstration of propaganda- I feel that it was just tossed in to make "them" happy.
I found your take on Von Kneishitz hilarious :] I remember him looking all vampire-ish and the fact that he just vanished into thin air was classic :]
Yes, I concur: both the fishbowl and Dracula motifs for von Kneishitz seem quite accurate!
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