Game Changers | The Great Dictator
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Mon 15 Dec
The Great Dictator is one of Chaplin’s most influential and courageous films. At a time when Hollywood was still hesitant to speak out about the political tensions in Europe, Chaplin deliberately chose to make a satire about fascism and the growing power of Adolf Hitler. The result is a film that combines sharp political critique with the humanistic vulnerability that makes his work so distinctive.
Chaplin plays a dual role: an anonymous Jewish barber searching for safety, and the dictator Adenoid Hynkel, a grotesque parody of Hitler. This mirror construction makes the film both absurd and strikingly relevant. With masterful slapstick, imaginative storytelling, and the famous globe dance, Chaplin creates a narrative that confronts while also inviting laughter at the absurdity of power.
PROGRAM
20:00 Masterclass (in Dutch)
20:45 Break
21:00 Screening of The Great Dictator
GAME CHANGERS
Every third Monday of the month, it's GAME CHANGERS at Natlab. On these evenings, an iconic film classic is screened. Prior to the screening, film lecturer Twan Arts presents a masterclass explaining what makes the chosen film a true game changer.
- Direction
- Charlie Chaplin
- Cast
- Charles Chaplin,Jack Oakie, Reginald Gardiner
- Duration
- 125 min
- RELEASE
- Fri 11 Oct
- Year
- 1940
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Subtitles
- Dutch