Dear Friends, There are still plenty of seats left for the SECOND in the film series and discussion group called “Fascism on Film”. The film this time is “The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui” (1970), a BBC production based on the play by Bertolt Brecht.  It features an outstanding performance by Nicol Williamson in the title role. The story parallels the rise of Adolph Hitler and the Third Reich, portraying Hitler as a petty gangster in Chicago who by hook and by crook takes over the vegetable market, a.k.a. the … Continue reading Fascism on Film: The Resistable Rise Of Arturo Ui