History Lessons

Year: 1972

Runtime: 88 mins

Language: German

Directors: Jean-Marie Straub, Danièle Huillet

Drama

Set in modern Rome, the film follows a series of encounters with actors portraying ancient Romans, using these dialogues to reveal how the economic and political manipulation endemic to Roman society paved the way for Caesar’s rise to dictatorship, drawing parallels with contemporary power structures.

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