Podcasts Archives - Steven Benedict

360. Waltz with Bashir

Podcasts Archives - Steven Benedict

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Ari Folman's animated documentary is different from many other films about trauma. But it is only in its final moments that it reveal its most telling truth.

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Feb 16, 2020

For my final podcast, I look at how Steven Spielberg effectively remade his first feature, Firelight to deliver a message of hope.

Feb 9, 2020

In January 1954, Francois Truffaut wrote a landmark essay on film criticism. Five years later, he put his theory into practice and cinema never been the same since.

Feb 2, 2020

The gangster genre is dominated by men, but in Martin Scorsese's The Irishman the most important position is held by a woman who utters barely a dozen words.

Jan 26, 2020

Rome Open City began filming as Auschwitz was liberated and Roberto Rossellini's film marks a crucial step in the creation of art in the wake of the Holocaust.

Jan 19, 2020

Puzzling audiences ever since it premiered at Cannes in 2001, David Lynch's dark masterpiece seems to address the abuse of women in the film industry.

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