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Erlich said that in protesting the institute's invitation, he cited a passage from Rhode's book on Polish history published in 1941, which praised Adolph Hitler for his 1939 decison to invade Poland...
Daek defended Rhode, however, saying that "Rhode was never accused of any crime" because of his activities during the Nazi period. He added he believes the fact that "Rhode was only 24 years of age" when he wrote his defense of Hitler made his actions "more understandable...
Rhode said earlier this week that he had to praise Hitler in the 1941 book or it wouldn't have been published, Deak said...
...designed film that offers original insights into a historical chapter that has already been examined exhaustively by such Italian directors as Wertmuller, Bertolucci and Visconti. Essentially a two-character drama, the movie is set on the May day in 1938 when all of Rome turned out to rally for Hitler. Loren and her most durable costar, Marcello Mastroianni, play the only tenants of a cavernous apartment building who remain at home during the festivities. Antonietta, an ignorant working-class housewife, has stayed behind to clean up the cramped flat she shares with her boorish husband and six kids. Gabriele...
...redeem these flaws with his evocative film making style. He infuses his apartment-house setting with a threatening feeling that recalls De Chirico's art as well as the character of Fascist architecture; he floods the sound track with a blaring radio broadcast of the off-screen Hitler rally. Ultimately, A Special Day's apocalyptic atmosphere provides the perfect backdrop for its star's performance. When Antonietta seizes her moment of passion in this frigid world, Loren's warmth can-and does-burn up the screen.-Frank Rich