Professor David Peimer
The Manchurian Candidate: Mind Control, Technology, Brainwashing, Conspiracy Theories
Summary
This presentation will focus on this 1962 film, starring Frank Sinatra, Angela Lansbury, and Janet Leigh. It is one of the most iconic movies of the Cold War era and has been called a “classic political thriller that was prescient in its own time and as relevant today.“ This fascinating film speaks to us today through contemporary brainwashing and the imagined loss of cherished American autonomy and free will.
Professor David Peimer
David Peimer is a Professor of Literature, Film and Theatre in the UK. He has worked for the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, New York University (Global Division) and was a Fulbright Scholar at Columbia University. Born in South Africa, David has won numerous awards for playwriting and directing in New York, UK, Berlin, EU Parliament (Brussels), Athens, Budapest, Zululand and more. He has most recently directed Dame Janet Suzman in his own play, Joanna’s Story, at London Jewish Book Week. He has published widely with books including: Armed Response: Plays from South Africa, the digital book, Theatre in the Camps. He is on the board of the Pinter Centre (London), and has been involved with the Mandela Foundation, Vaclav Havel Foundation and directed a range of plays at Mr Havel’s Prague theatre.