127: Fabian: Going to the Dogs and the rise of totalitarianism

We're joined by Andrew Kendall to discuss the new German film Fabian: Going to the Dogs, directed by Dominik Graf, and how it portrays life in a totalitarian state. This episode features  Editor-in-Chief Alex Heeney, Executive Editor Orla Smith, and special guest Andrew Kendall On this episode: Related episodes (1:52) Fabian: Going to the Dogs synopsis (4:36) Connecting the past to the present (6:57) Adapting a 1932 novel with the knowledge of hindsight (15:01) The film's tone (33:40) Meret Becker as Frau Moll (47:03) How the film approaches the rise of Nazism (48:56) How this is like Tony Richardson's Tom Jones (54:07) Period costumes (58:48) Pietro Marcello's Martin Eden and masculinity (1:05:35) Conclusion (1:20:27) Show notes: Read Alex's review of A Radiant Girl (Sandrine Kiberlain, 2021) Read an interview with Dominik Graf about making Fabian with Steve Erickson of The Film Stage Purchase our ebook Peterloo in Process: A Mike Leigh collaboration Purchase our ebook Roads to nowhere Kelly Reichardt's broken American dreams Read Andrew's reviews at Stabroek News Related episodes: Ep. 93: The films of Agnieszka Holland (Member's Only) Ep. 82: Quo Vadis, Aida and Our Lady of the Nile: Genocide on film (Member's Only) Ep. 5: Christian Petzold's Transit (Member's Only) Follow Seventh Row on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook, and read our articles at seventh-row.com.