Episode

'A Special Day': The Machismo Meet-Cute of 1938

Podcast: Fascism on Film Podcast
Published: Dec 14, 2025
Duration seconds: 1792
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Summary

James and Teal look at life under fascism through the prism of two mismatched people in Italy on a single day when Hitler and Mussolini solidified their alliance in 1977’s ”A Special Day.”