Against the rules: anarchist cinema then and now
La Commune (Paris, 1871) is streaming from 28 to 30 May via ALT/KINO. While anarchism is notoriously difficult to define, it is, broadly speaking, a leftist orientation that rejects the hierarchical impulses of both capitalism and Soviet-style communism in favour of a decentralised form of direct action and mutual aid. Many viewers no doubt associate âanarchist cinemaâ with well-meaning if stodgy biopics of anarchist heroes and martyrs (such as Giuliano Montaldoâs Sacco & Vanzetti, 1971); but itâs arguable that the aesthetically audacious films of non-anarchist directors s...
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