Films That Beg To Be Discussed

View and discuss three films: “Effi Briest” (1974, Germany, 135 minutes) analyzes how social systems can restrict the freedom of people; “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington” (1939, U.S., 130 minutes) was selected by the Library of Congress for preservation in the U.S. National Film Registry in 1989 for being culturally, historically and aesthetically significant; “Blame It on Fidel” (2006, France/Italy, 98 minutes) covers everything from Communism to Catholicism to Greek and Asian mythology.