Mr. Jones: Movie Depicts When The New York Times Helped Stalin Cancel 10 Million

pjmedia.com ^ | 6/24/2020 | Bryan Preston

[rktman]

You’ve probably never heard of Gareth Jones.

You’ve certainly heard of the writer he inspired, and the classic dystopian novel that writer created. You were forced to read it, or at least the Cliff’s Notes, in high school. But shorn of its context, that novel lacks the full punch it could deliver. Mr. Jones (2019), starring Peter Sarsgaard and James Norton, directed by Oscar nominee Agnieszka Holland and written by Andrea Chalupa, provides that context in a must-see film. Mr. Jones is powerfully relevant today, even more than when it premiered in 2019.

Mr. Jones tells the true story of speaking real truth to actual power, be it a government or an all-powerful newspaper. Gareth Jones (Norton) was a young idealistic Welsh journalist who wanted to interview Stalin, whom many in the West regarded as a savior of mankind. That’s not an exaggeration. In 1933, when Mr. Jones takes place, both Hitler and Stalin were widely regarded as men who were delivering the future: socialism. Collectivism. The new man as global citizen. They had the intelligentsia’s ear from Paris to London to Washington and Hollywood and points between.

[rktman]

Might have to give it a look.

[Scott from the Left Coast]

But something’s happening here and you don’t know what it is, do you Mr. Jones?

[OttawaFreeper]

[Sans-Culotte]

Sounds interesting.

[SkyDancer]

Isn’t he buried in the Kremlin Wall as some sort of hero to them?

[DuncanWaring]

Or perhaps Orlando, FL.

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/125577042/walter-duranty

[Cautious Optimism]

Ballad of a Thin Man. One of my favorites.Was Dylan referring to Gareth Jones in this line. I assume he was.

[devane617]

Very worth a watch.

[Flash Bazbeaux]

That’s John Reed. Earlier era.

[Scott from the Left Coast]

Oh yes.

[Flash Bazbeaux]

That’s John Reed. Earlier era.

[ConservativeMind]

Thank you for this. I will try to see it with my wife.

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[Bratch]

Lots of stuff going on during that time period.

Nazinsky: Stalin’s Cannibal Island

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In the middle of the Ob River in Siberia lies a forgotten island. Never officially named, it’s known after the nearest village: the hamlet of Nazino. But people who live in this desolate region know the island has another, secret name; a name you will never find on Google Maps. Over seventy years ago, dark things happened on this strip of earth surrounded by icy waters, things so horrifying they were kept hidden for decades. Things which resulted in this nameless place becoming known as Cannibal Island.

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[rktman]

No problem. Will try soon.

[Vehmgericht]

A 1931 cable from the U.S. Embassy in Berlin documented a discussion between Walter Duranty and American diplomat A.W. Klieforth. Duranty had gone to the embassy to renew his passport. Klieforth reported that, during that visit, Duranty had told him “that, ‘in agreement with the New York Times and the Soviet authorities,’ his official dispatches always reflect the official opinion of the Soviet government and not his own.”

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