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what's with the plot keyword 'anarchist'?


Who in the movie was an anarchist?

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Vigo's father was an anarchist, and Vigo himself had anarchist sympathies -- that's why.

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Aha. Still though, should it say anarchist as a plot keyword unless there is anarchist content? I'm intrested to know if anyone thought there was any pro-anarchist subtext in the film, because to me it seemed completely non-political.

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You might be right; it did include a very subtle critique of the then-ongoing Depression (using real life lines in front of factories), but, if anything, Zero de Conduite deserves that keyword more...

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The cats.

Marlon, Claudia and Dimby the cats 1989-2005, 2007 and 2010.

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