Episode 68: Florian's World Tour ("The Tourist," 2010) feat. Paul (@pdobryden)

Proletarian Contrarian

English - April 13, 2020 16:35 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MB - ★★★★ - 7 ratings
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Assistant Professor of German Paul (@ pdobryden) joins Lewis and Nick to discuss one of the most extraordinary figures of the film world, aristocratic failson extraordinaire Florian Maria Georg Christian Graf Henckel von Donnersmarck (real name). The product of a socialist mother and an anti-Communist father, Florian grew to become one of the most fascinating figures of contemporary cinema. We dive into various sources, including an interview in the National Review(!) to suss out the mystery behind this German count of bourgeois sentiment. We also discuss his 2010 film "The Tourist" for a bit, as a treat.

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"when the struggle itself becomes identified with a series of defeats" by 红山郡 (hongshanjun.bandcamp.com/album/-)

"Starlight" by Muse