Episode 49: Peter Weir's 'Dead Poets Society' (1989)
Her Head in Films
English - January 21, 2018 05:00 - 1 hour - 99.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 59 ratingsTV & Film Arts film cinema films movies tv & film Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
I saw 'Dead Poets Society' for the first time when I was a teenager. It was a revelatory film for me because of the way it celebrated the power of literature and poetry. In this episode, I talk about why the film means so much to me. I also provide behind-the-scenes information about the making of the film and even discuss criticisms that it has received over the years.
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Original artwork by Dhiyanah Hassan
Full show notes:
Turner Classic Movies article on the film
Mental Floss list of 15 facts about the film
Josh Charlies interview with Entertainment Weekly
Half-hour documentary made a decade after the film, featuring interviews with the actors from the film
Critique of the film by Roger Ebert
Critique of the film by Kevin J.H. Dettmar