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“Margaret Thatcher is reading The Possessed or The Devils, approving of it as a warning against the dangers of socialism.”
Sentiment: Critical Analysis
Trigger: Dostoevsky's influence on film
For: Students of literature and film theory
Key quote: “It is one of the great novels.”
The host discusses how Godard's film adapts Dostoevsky's 'The Possessed', a novel that critiques leftist ideologies. They highlight the irony of a leftist filmmaker engaging with a work that is fundamentally reactionary and has been embraced by figures like Margaret Thatcher.