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The Devils

Dostoevsky
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The Devils by Dostoevsky comes up on The Rest Is History, with transcript quotes, timestamps, and episode context.

The Devils by Dostoevsky appears 1 time across 1 podcast episode on 1 show, with transcript quotes and timestamps.

It is one of the great novels.

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242. French History on Film on The Rest Is History
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The host discusses how Godard's film is modeled on Dostoevsky's 'The Devils,' which is characterized as a reactionary work. They explore the contradictions of adapting such a novel by a filmmaker aligned with leftist ideals, highlighting its prophetic vision of political ideologies.

The Devils by Dostoevsky most often appears in conversations about Dostoevsky's The Devils.

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The host discusses how Godard's film is modeled on Dostoevsky's 'The Devils,' which is characterized as a reactionary work. They explore the contradictions of adapting such a novel by a filmmaker aligned with leftist ideals, highlighting its prophetic vision of political ideologies.

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Recent show rotation: The Rest Is History.

Fastest path back to the source: the strongest indexed mention lands at 1:14:21 in the episode where we captured it.

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Which episode mentioned The Devils?

242. French History on Film on The Rest Is History is one of the clearest indexed episodes that mentioned The Devils by Dostoevsky. The first indexed transcript timestamp lands at 1:14:21.

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The Rest Is History is the main indexed podcast currently tied to The Devils by Dostoevsky.

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The host discusses how Godard's film is modeled on Dostoevsky's 'The Devils,' which is characterized as a reactionary work. They explore the contradictions of adapting such a novel by a filmmaker aligned with leftist ideals, highlighting its prophetic vision of political ideologies. It most often appears in conversations about Dostoevsky's The Devils.

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The film is modelled on Dostoevsky's great novel, The Devils, which is described as one of the greatest reactionary books ever written.

Sentiment: Critical Analysis
For: Students of literature and film theory
Key quote: It is one of the great novels.
The host discusses how Godard's film is modeled on Dostoevsky's 'The Devils,' which is characterized as a reactionary work. They explore the contradictions of adapting such a novel by a filmmaker aligned with leftist ideals, highlighting its prophetic vision of political ideologies.