On today's episode, Chris Barker and Josiah discuss Claude Chabrol's 1993 documentary, The Eye of Vichy, co-written by historian Robert O. Paxton. They talk about France under Nazi occupation, the regime of Philippe Pétain, and how the French national identity made sense of defeat and collaboration. 

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References

• Eye of Vichy (1993, dir. Claude Chabrol)
• Tu appelles Renée by Ruth Kapp Hartz

Audio credits

• Audio from The Eye of Vichy (1993)
• Maréchal, nous voilà!, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LmsdHnQ7RD8
• Yesterday – bloom.
• The Partisan - Leonard Cohen