From power to societal marginalization to prejudicial greed, in this episode Alex and Jonathan talk about three films in which the subject characters are faced with various forms of injustice: The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928), Umberto D. (1952), and Killers of the Flower Moon (2023). We discuss the ways tragedy films evoke feelings of pity and fear in the Aristotelian view, the similarities between injustice and the absence of compassion, and when and how history becomes poetry.

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(10:09) – The Passion of Joan of Arc
(32:58) – Umberto D.
(56:27) – Killers of the Flower Moon
(1:38:21) – Overall
(1:48:14) – Coming Attractions


Coming Attractions:

Ikiru (1952)
Grave of the Fireflies (1988)
Titanic (1997)


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https://thefilmlings.com/2024/09/06/tragedies-of-injustice/
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