FILM LECTURE: MY FILM IS VIETNAM

HOW APOCALYPSE NOW SHAPED OUR UNDERSTANDING OF WAR

On May 12th, join us for a special lecture on Apocalypse Now, as Rutger van der Hoeven explores how the film shaped our understanding of war, at a moment when the current conflict with Iran once again echoes the long shadow of America’s involvement in Vietnam.

Apocalypse Now is regarded by many as one of the most iconic war movies of all time. Yet the influence of Coppola’s masterpiece extends far beyond movie history. It is a product of a specific phase in America’s cultural and political struggle over the memory of the Vietnam War. While US consensus has settled on a different reading, Apocalypse Now has become the most important reference point for what war ‘really’ is – in American society, to a globalized audience, and even in the US military itself.

Over de spreker

Rutger van der Hoeven is a cultural historian at Utrecht University and a foreign editor at De Groene Amsterdammer. He has lectured on the Vietnam War for many tours of duty.

Please note that this lecture will be presented in English. Tickets for the screening of Apocalypse Now at 20:30 are sold separately.