Anti-Communism

Posted Wednesday, January 19, 2022

1939, Ninochka is an anti-communist comedy.  Never saw this.  Will make the time this week.  Wikipedia says this about the movie,

It is one of the first American films which, under the cover of a satirical, light romance, depicted the Soviet Union under Joseph Stalin as being rigid and gray, in this instance comparing it with the free and sunny Parisian society of pre-war years.

The critical responses posted at Wikipedia aren’t bad.  Apparently, the film was suppressed during WWII out of regard for our communist allies, the Soviet Union.

Interesting, too, is that this was the same year of other releases, like The Wizard of Oz and the publication of Gone With the Wind, by

I learned about this film by listening to this review by Yaron Brook on another anti-communist movie,  the 2019 film, Mr. Jones, which I highly recommend as well, if for no other reason that there are so few anti-communist films.

Bob Wenzel was the first who recommended this film to his audience, of which I was one.  Ira Katz produces an excellent review of the film.  A nice little critique of Walter Duranty.

2016, The Lives of Others.

2016, Four Seasons in Havana.  [Anti-Cuba story]  This was a TV mini-series on Netflix.  So is this anti-communism because it is set in Havana and the conflict is about a lieutenant who fights crime in Havana?  Not sure how fighting crime is also an anti-communist theme.

2015, Chuck Norris Vs. Communism.  In 1980s Romania, thousands of Western films opened a window into the free world for those who dared to look. A black market VHS racketeer and a courageous female translator brought the magic of film to the masses and sowed the seeds of a revolution.
I found this title in the comments section in this post.  The commenter’s name is MG.

2007, Katyn.  This is a damning indictment of the communist Soviet Union.  And by extension, a damning indictment of communism.

2000, For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story.  [Anti-Cuba story]  In this movie based on a true story, Arturo Sandoval is a phenomenal trumpet player, but he faces a major obstacle in pursuing his art: Jazz is illegal in his homeland, Cuba, where only state-sanctioned music can be played. Yearning to escape the repression and censorship of the Castro regime, Sandoval knows the only way he will be able to fulfill his passion will be to flee to the United States. However, he has fallen in love with Marianela, a dedicated communist.