In a speech with several film references, the Ukrainian president mentioned Chaplin and his film “The Great Dictator”
The Ukrainian president, Volodímir Zelenski, has been applauded this Tuesday in a videoconference to ask for support from his country in the face of the Russian invasion at the opening gala of the 75th Cannes Film Festival.
“Like back then, Today there is a battle for freedom“, Zelensky stated before a auditorium packed with movie starsalluding to the first Cannes festival, which was held in that city in southeastern France in 1946, just a year after World War II.
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In an address with several film references, the Ukrainian president has mentioned Charles Chaplin and his film “The Great Dictator”, a satire against Nazism and Adolf Hitler. “We need a new Chaplin that shows that the cinema is not silentZelensky said.
Parallel References
The leader has drawn some parallels between Chaplin’s film and the current situation in Ukraine: “Will the cinema remain silent or will it raise its voice? Can the cinema stay out of this?” he added. “Hate will eventually disappear, dictators will die“, he continued. After the speech, the public stood up to applaud him.