1937
My Son, the Minister (forbidden by Allied military censorship)
Mein Sohn, der Herr Minister (My Son, the Minister) is a 1937 German comedy-drama directed by Veit Harlan, adapted from an André Birabeau play, about a self-made businesswoman who has succeeded in making her son a minister in the French Republic, leading to family chaos and revelations of paternity (the minister's servant is his real father), ultimately resulting in the son's resignation and the servant becoming minister, a satirical look at French politics that was later classified as a propaganda film after the war.
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“… this movie is a quite amusing comedy, which main goal is to ridicule the state form of democracy.
It’s basically all just a big mockery of the democratic process and parliamentarism plus a few fronts against the left and the media. I wish, I could say this has aged badly, but actually if you turn on YouTube right now, it wouldn’t be hard to find similar political talking points and discussions.
This being banned today is kind of ridiculous considering its talking points are all over today’s media anyway.” Batu50150, IMDb review. 11/16/25.
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