1915 E1 - The White-Hooded Elephant in the Room
From The 5 Best Films of Every Year Ever · 4:02
Show by Tristan Ettleman
To borrow a phrase from an upcoming guest of this season, Jeremy Mathews: 1915 has a white-hooded elephant in the room. D.W. Griffith’s racist epic The Birth of a Nation has to be mentioned when discussing film in this year, and although (spoiler) it was only selected by one guest, its shadow is cast somewhere into each of the conversations and diverse picks to come, addressing both its good and bad influence.Visit the5bestfilmsofeveryyearever.com/list to submit your own top five for 1915!Media mentioned:The Birth of a Nation (1915) - D.W. Griffith
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