[oblomov]

You might also find this film interesting, if you aren’t familiar with it already. It’s one of my favorites for the brilliant acting alone, and the plot is a not-too-subtle metaphor for the unexpected triumph of traditional values amid what seems like a hopeless situation:
http://staticmass.net/classic/the-ladykillers-movie-1955-review/

[GOPJ]

The Major, a conman, is a caricature of the decadent military ruling class. One Round is the oafish representative of the British masses. Harry is the spiv, the worthless younger generation. Louis is the dangerously unassimilated foreigner. They are a composite cartoon of Britain’s corruption. The tiny figure of Mrs Wilberforce is plainly a much diminished Britannia. Her house is in a cul-de-sac. Shabby and cluttered with memories of the days when Britain’s navy ruled the world and captains gallantly stayed on the bridge as their ship went down, her house is structurally unsound.

I long for old movies when figuring out the metaphors was half the fun... Thanks for sharing oblomov...