The Eye of Vichy

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The Eye of Vichy consists entirely of French propaganda newsreels released during the German occupation. It's a fascinating glimpse into life in a totalitarian state. On the surface, Germany rewarded France for collaborating by allowing the niceties of every day life to go on as usual. The opera houses and movie theaters were packed and the elegant shops and cafes were doing brisk business. Behind the scenes, of course, the Resistance movement was being brutally suppressed and the nation was subject to a massive propaganda campaign designed to show the folly of siding with the "barbaric" Allies. Petain was given audiences with Hitler himself in order to propagate the falsehood that he was the leader of an independent nation.

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