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Robert's remarks about the British government during dinner

posted 14 years ago by Caractacus23
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It struck me as peculiar that Robert was praising the British government at dinner, and talking about how things were being done properly over there (the English couple seemed to take issue with this, particularly the man). Surely, they couldn't have simply been referencing as prosaic a phenomenon as Thatcherism? It almost seemed as if the movie were taking place in an alternate universe, wherein the British government was supposed to be moving in some sort of far-right direction...but its difficult to imagine that could possibly be the case, when the film otherwise gives us no reason to think its not simply taking place in our world.

Been making IMDB board posts since the 90s, yet can't bring up any from before December of 2004.

[–] BelleDameSansMerci 13 years ago

Surely, they couldn't have simply been referencing as prosaic a phenomenon as Thatcherism?

I think it was - that it was Pinter's jab at just that, Thatcherism.
Not a very successful one, I thought.

[–] Caractacus23 12 years ago

In retrospect, I think you're correct. It was just ham-fisted propaganda that seems a bit lame ie., a Fascist thinking Thatcherism was some sort of great thing. Fascists wouldn't be particularly inclined towards Thatcherism, which was more Anglo-American style libertarian-conservatism, as opposed to the more Continental collectivist model of fascism.