Bart and Jenna dust off a 1962 article by Stanley Kauffmann on Truffaut’s Jules and Jim to use as a sounding board for how and why ‘60s filmgoers showed up for and reacted so favorably to challenging “art” films.
Read MoreBy the 1960s, Luis Buñuel had settled into his late career streak of unparalleled masterpieces. Bart & Jenna investigate the surreal and Catholic-guilt ridden world of this atheist auteur. To their own surprise, it turns out they don’t really see eye-to-eye on any of his films.
Read MoreBart & Jenna play Kiss Marry Kill with the year 1964. From Woman in the Dunes to Marnie, this episode’s a bit of a deep-dive into the hopelessness of the human condition (but, you know, in a fun way).
Read MoreBart & Jenna talk Michelangelo Antonioni and his complex, heartbreaking and sometimes mystifying films–from L’Avventura to Zabriskie Point. They also try and dispel some widely repeated narratives about how to watch and read his cinematic language.
Read MoreBart & Jenna play Kiss Marry Kill with the year 1962. Including discussion on The Trial, Ivan’s Childhood, David and Lisa, The Inheritance, The Chapman Report and Hatari!.
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