Fascist Aesthetics

“Fascism is theater.”
~Jean Genet

Susan Sontag’s article Fascinating Fascism on Leni Riefenstahl and, more broadly, fascism in art sparked my interest in creating a list of films (and assorted art works in other media) that have fascist aesthetics. Let me make it clear up front that by including them on this list I am not necessarily labeling these works or their creators “fascist”, but rather pointing out that they adhere to one or more of the trademarks of fascist art as listed by Ms. Sontag.

Segments of Fascinating Fascism which outline the key aesthetics of fascist...