Thanks so much for writing this Debra. I was actually unaware of the film's true significance until I read this and heard you talking about it in class. YOu have definitely prompted me to watch it again.

Very interesting comparison with The Great Dictator. I had not connected a lot of those points myself, but it really gives me a new way to look at something satirical in that nature.

In the event that this film was preserved, would you rather people see it with understanding the context before the movie or learning after?