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Jason Lutes, Author of ‘Berlin’, on Drawing War Comics and Resisting Fascism
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Jason Lutes, Author of ‘Berlin’, on Drawing War Comics and Resisting Fascism

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 / 4 September 2018

As we learn in this interview, when Jason Lutes began drawing the Berlin series in the '90s, he had no idea his own country would be facing the threat of fascism, again, by the time he completed it.

Codes of Silents: Weimar-Era ‘The Ancient Law’ (Das Alte Gesetz)
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Codes of Silents: Weimar-Era ‘The Ancient Law’ (Das Alte Gesetz)

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 / 9 July 2018

Like many of the best comedies and tragedies, this Weimar-Era silent film understands how each mode is often a hair's breadth from the other.

A Society With Its Hand on the Trigger: Vicki Baum’s ‘Grand Hotel’
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A Society With Its Hand on the Trigger: Vicki Baum’s ‘Grand Hotel’

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 / 10 August 2016
Vicki Baum writes of a stir-crazy people living in a world that is both swiftly and slowly emptying of its meaning.
Although Almost 100 Years Old, ‘The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari’ Is Surprisingly Modern
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Although Almost 100 Years Old, ‘The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari’ Is Surprisingly Modern

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 / 18 November 2014

Deliberate artificiality and horror based in human psychology make horror classic, The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, first released in 1920, feel remarkably fresh today.