Childhood of a Leader

[Jochen Stremmel]

The original title of the Sartre story is L'enfance d'un chef, more boss
than leader. (Written 1938, when there was a Leader.)

Lucien drifts into fascism at the end, he looks into a window, sees his
face, too pretty, and decides to grow a mustache.

2017-01-03 20:37 GMT+01:00 Mark Kohut <mark.kohut at gmail.com>:

> John Paul Sartre wrote a strong short story with that title, published in
> The Wall and Other Stories in the US at least but IMDB gives no indication
> it was a source. Guess the title is almost a generic ironic title all
> depending on the insights and execution. I haven't ever quite forgotten
> that story because young and eager.
>
> On Tue, Jan 3, 2017 at 2:29 PM, Johnny Marr <marrja at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Scott Walker soundtrack, no less. Interesting questions about the
>> fatherhood (both metaphorical and biological) of the nascent fascist.
>>
>>
>> On Tuesday, January 3, 2017, rich <richard.romeo at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> not sure if this film has been mentioned but worth a look--portrait of a
>>> fascist leader as a young boy. notable debut for director with impressive
>>> use of music
>>>
>>> rich
>>>
>>
>
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