Maureen Dowd and Carlos Lozada on the Empty Propaganda of ‘Melania’ |
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Glamour, silence and a very big hat.
By Maureen DowdCarlos Lozada and Nadja Spiegelman
Produced by Derek Arthur
Amazon’s documentary “Melania” has been panned by many as a $40 million piece of propaganda. But who, exactly, is it meant to persuade? The culture editor Nadja Spiegelman and the Opinion columnists Maureen Dowd and Carlos Lozada break down what the film is trying to say and what it reveals about the first lady’s life and inner world. “She wanted to look gorgeous in every frame and not reveal anything,” Dowd says. “And that’s what........