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How should we navigate subjective experience in a world of "objects"?
Following last week's discussion on the utility of idyllic cultural constructs, this week's episode contemplates the ways in which Bruce Robinson's iconic 1987 iconic black comedy, Withnail & I, meditates on identity, essence and subjectivity.
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What might be the antidote to fascism?
Following past conversations on the inevitable fallibility of attempting to establish idyllic social structures, this week's episode examines how Edgar Wright's 2007 comedy, 'Hot Fuzz' approaches the multifaceted and slippery nature of fascism.
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The Wicker Man (1973) d. Robin Hardy
If (1968) d. Lindsay Anderson
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Zijn er afleveringen die ontbreken?
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How are we to make sense of artistic ambition?
Following recent discussions about Jim Jarmusch's explorations of style as substance, this week's episode focuses on his 2016 film Paterson, starring Adam Driver.
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Persona (1966) d. Ingmar Bergman
Perfect Days (2023) d. Wim Wenders
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What does it mean to give our true selves to those we love?
In response to recent shifts in the cultural view of masculinity, this week's episode looks to Wim Wenders' iconic 1987 romantic fantasy, Wings of Desire, to examine the link between masculine sacrifice and vulnerability.
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Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956) d. Don Siegel
The Truman Show (1998) d. Peter Weir
Drive (2011) d. Nicolas Winding Refn
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Are we on track to see the end to cinema?
Following last week's conversations about ecological and economic collapse, this week's episode looks to Quentin Dupieux's latest film The Second Act, to contemplate the possibility of an oncoming cultural collapse.
We also briefly discuss:
Rubber (2010) d. Quentin Dupieux
Deerskin (2019) d. Quentin Dupieux
Official Competition (2021) (d. Mariano Cohn, Gastón Duprat)
Babylon (2022) d. Damien Chazelle
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How dangerous is the romanticisation of modern life?
Following last week's critique of romanticising the "simple" life, this week's episode takes a full 180 by contemplating the fallibilities of modern romantics in Joshua Oppenheimer's narrative debut, The End.
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Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) d. James Cameron
Joker: Folie à Deux (2024) d. Todd Phillips
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How might a simple life constrain us more than we think?
Following past discussions on the indifference of nature in the face of mankind's modern ambitions, this week's episode delves into the hidden realities of subsistence living by examining Satyajit Ray's Pather Panchali (1955).
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Flow (2024) d. Gints Zilbalodis
Edge of Tomorrow (2014) d. Doug Liman
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What is the value of privacy?
Given a myriad of topical events, this week's episode focuses on Francis Ford Coppola's exploration of the fine line between agency and intimacy in his 1974 masterpiece, The Conversation.
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Blow Out (1981) d. Brian de Palma
The Rule of Jenny Pen (2024) d. James Ashcroft
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What does noble desire look like?
Following recent conversations about the virtue of protecting humanity, this week's episode examines how Guiseppe Tornatore's 2000 film, Malena, romanticises the protection of those we desire despite the constraints of the crowd.
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Crocodile Tears (2024) d. Tumpal Tampubolon
Jojo Rabbit (2019) d. Taika Waititi
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Why should we care about the end of humanity?
Following on some recent episodes about macro-level existential threats and micro-level existential dread, this week's episode examines Stanley Kramer's 1959 science fiction film, On the Beach, to contemplate how we might personally relate to the idea of humanity ending.
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The Edge of the World (1937) d. Michael Powell
Miracle Mile (1988) d. Steve De Jarnatt
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How far away are we from transformative experiences?
In this week's episode, we examine the power of dialogue in early 90s independent cinema, contemplating how Jim Jarmusch's 1991 classic, Night on Earth, creates substance out of style.
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The Man from Earth (2007) d. Richard Schenkman
Coffee and Cigarettes (2003) d. Jim Jarmusch
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Does anyone have a decent chance at life?
Following recent conversations about rejecting the three-dimensionality of all human beings, this week's episode examines the impact of death on innocence in Rob Reiner's 1986 coming-of-age classic, Stand By Me.
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Wild at Heart (1990) d. David Lynch
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What do we desire in an ideal companion?
With the release of the next instalment in Nick Park's Wallace and Gromit film series, this week's episode revisits some central motifs of the original trilogy to contemplate the ideal traits we look for in a companion, be they personal or technological in nature.
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How can we transcend life's inevitable tragedies?
In honour of one of cinema's true heroes, this week's episode contemplates three varying interpretations of David Lynch's 1980 masterpiece, The Elephant Man.
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What kinds of people should we open up to?
Following recent conversations on confronting the darker parts of our psyche, this week's episode examines John M. Stahl's 1945 noir classic, Leave Her to Heaven to discuss the challenges involved in bearing the deepest parts of ourselves to new companions.
We also briefly discuss:
Gilda (1946) d. Charles Vidor
Laura (1944) d. Otto Preminger and Rouben Mamoulian
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What does a true commitment to science really look like?
Following on from last week's discussion about seeking deep truths hidden in disconcerting places, this week's episode centres on Mike Cahill's 2014 film, 'I Origins', to contemplate the surprisingly vast purview of scientific enquiry.
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Wild Strawberries (1957) d. Ingmar Bergman
White Noise (2022) d. Noah Baumbach
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Should we indulge the egos of our predecessors?
Following last week's conversation examining the sometimes fluid power dynamic between the young and old, this week's episode contemplates how wisdom can be extracted from aging generations, even if they see still themselves as the centre of the universe.
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'Better Man' (2024) d. Michael Gracy
'The Girl with the Needle' (2024) d. Magnus von Horn
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How adept are we at perceiving looming danger?
With the release of Robert Eggers' adaptation of F. W. Murnau's Nosferatu, this week's episode looks to Jack Clayton's gothic masterclass in filmic manipulation, The Innocents, to examine our capacity to recognise imminent harm.
We also briefly discuss:
Blue Velvet (1986) d. David Lynch
Nosferatu (1922) d. F. W. Murnau
Nosferatu (2024) d. Robert Eggers
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How open are you to change?
With the release of James Mangold's highly anticipated biopic of Bob Dylan, 'A Complete Unknown', this week's episode focuses on the paradoxes inherent to true artistry.
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'Inside Llewyn Davis' (2023) d. Ethan Coen and Joel Coen
'The Bikeriders' (2023) d. Jeff Nichols
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As the year comes to a close, this week's episode reflects on what episodes of the show and films onscreen you, the listeners, found most enjoyable in 2024.
Thank you all for joining us this year and we hope to see you again next year as Films for Today embarks into more bold and beautiful cinematic territory!
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