WINNER: TOP 25 LIBERTARIAN FILMS The rise to power of Soviet socialism corrupts every aspect of life in a Russian city, leaving its occupants with three choices: cynicism, self-destruction, or escape. [ We the Living credits: Dir: Goffredo Alessandrini/ Alida Valli, Rossano Brazzi, Fosco Giachetti/ 174 min/ Drama, Romance, Foreign Language/ Italy/ In Italian with English … [Read more...]
Ninotchka (1939)
ACADEMY AWARD NOMINEE: BEST PICTURE A stolid female Soviet agent is sent to Paris on business and is seduced by capitalist ways. [ Ninotchka credits: Dir: Ernst Lubitsch/ Greta Garbo, Melvyn Douglas, Ina Claire/ 108 min/ Comedy, Romance/ Anti-Socialism] "This delightful romantic comedy is listed in almost every reckoning of the greatest films, reflecting both its … [Read more...]
Dark Victory (1939)
ACADEMY AWARD NOMINEE: BEST PICTURE A frivolous young heiress learns she has terminal cancer and tries to put meaning into her heretofore misspent life. [ Dark Victory credits: Dir: Edmund Goulding/ Bette Davis, George Brent, Geraldine Fitzgerald/ 105 min/ Drama/ Ayn Rand, Creator as Hero] "No question about it, this is Hollywood at the height of its powers." Many films … [Read more...]
The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)
ACADEMY AWARD NOMINEE: BEST PICTURE When an evil prince uses state power to rob his subjects, Sir Robin of Lockesly turns outlaw to defend justice and the poor. [ Adventures of Robin Hood credits: Dir: Michael Curtiz, William Keighley/ Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland, Basil Rathbone, Claude Rains/ 102 min/ Action-Adventure, Romance/ Anti-Taxation, Corrupt … [Read more...]
The Scarlet Pimpernel (1934)
WINNER: TOP 25 LIBERTARIAN FILMS Posing as a useless dandy, an English gentleman secretly risks all to save innocent lives from the guillotine of the French Revolution. Based on the Baroness Orczy novel. [ The Scarlet Pimpernel credits: Dir: Harold Young/ Leslie Howard, Merle Oberon, Raymond Massey, Nigel Bruce/ 98 min/ Action-Adventure, Romance/ Britain/ Democide] "Not a … [Read more...]
Queen Christina (1933)
The queen of Sweden gives up throne, wealth, and power for love and personal freedom. [ Queen Christina credits: Dir: Rouben Mamoulian/ Greta Garbo, John Gilbert, Ian Keith/ 100 min/ Drama, Romance/ Individualism, Anti-War] "This film not only has an anti-self-sacrifice message but also an antiwar, pro-tolerance one...It’s a message Germany could have used at the … [Read more...]