The Broken Jug is best understood as a nazi film when it is related to the original play by Kleist. The differences between the two delineate a good place to begin understanding the nazi aesthetic of the film. When compared to the original play, the film reveals itself as a nazi film, but it is not propagandistic, really. The film is influenced by nazi ideals, as evidenced in the resolution at the end of the film versus the breakdown of law and order in Kleist's play.
There are other indications that this film is a nazi film; the character that is the comedic buffoon, [Judge Adam] is the 'villain'. This fits because overall, there was not very much funny about the nazis- the nationalism and work ethic left little room for humor, I guess. Or maybe the nazis were very funny: about half of the films they produced were considered 'happy films.' Maybe history has imposed this humorless stereotype.
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