Germany today has an acute sensitivity to overtones of the Nazi period. In these short film clips, not only do you get a chance to see a TM Raja (similar to a Cardinal) in all his weird glory, you can witness the impassioned reaction of the crowd to his chants of "Invincible Germany!" -- even going so far as to say, "Unfortunately, [Adolf Hitler] didn't succeed" in making Germany invincible. Apparently the discussion reminded German attendees too uncomfortably of the Nazis. Particularly precious is Lynch's attempts to calm the crowd in Part 2.
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