Progressive Film Club presents 'Ordinary Fascism' – Wednesday 9 May in Dublin

Celebrating the anniversary of the defeat of fascism in Europe

Ordinary Fascism

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(1965) A unique opportunity to see this acclaimed documentary essay by the Soviet director Mikhail Romm about the rise and fall of Italian and German fascism. The film shows the everyday life of German people as well as the horrors of war and fascist barbarism, including rare material selected from hundreds of hours of newsreel and previously unseen archives.

Note: The film contains scenes that some people might find too distressing.

Written by Mikhail Romm, Maya Turovskaya, and Yuri Hanyutin

Directed and narrated by Mikhail Romm

Running time: 129 minutes