Thankyou for the intro to Belchite - I hadn’t heard of it. Your notes on Garland bear out my suspicion - and your description of the dangerous void he leaves open strikes a powerful chord.
I’ve neither seen the film nor read the reviews so I will read your essay properly once I’ve done so… I’m keen to understand how the film might place itself and act within the narratives we are concerned about.
With people like Klingenstein around the Statue of Liberty will soon be trying to hitch a ride back to France.
Thankyou for the intro to Belchite - I hadn’t heard of it. Your notes on Garland bear out my suspicion - and your description of the dangerous void he leaves open strikes a powerful chord.
I’ve neither seen the film nor read the reviews so I will read your essay properly once I’ve done so… I’m keen to understand how the film might place itself and act within the narratives we are concerned about.