Live! From the Vidéothèque #9: The Lynne Ramsay Episode

Inspired by a recent theatrical release, Sam invites Facets’ marketing intern Emma Greenleaf to discuss the challenging work of the Scottish filmmaker. Discovering that they both saw You Were Never Really Here, Sam and Emma use it excuse to watch the work of Lynne Ramsay, thinking it would lead to a fun discussion. After doing […]

Inspired by a recent theatrical release, Sam invites Facets’ marketing intern Emma Greenleaf to discuss the challenging work of the Scottish filmmaker.



Discovering that they both saw You Were Never Really Here, Sam and Emma use it excuse to watch the work of Lynne Ramsay, thinking it would lead to a fun discussion. After doing so they both find out that instead of the word “fun” they should have said “relentlessly depressing”.

Show notes:

Gummo (1997) directed by Harmony Korine

Ratcatcher (1999) directed by Lynne Ramsay

Morvern Callar (2002) directed by Lynne Ramsay

We Need to Talk About Kevin (2011) directed by Lynne Ramsay

You Were Never Really Here (2018) directed by Lynne Ramsay

American Honey (2016) directed by Andrea Arnold

Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017) directed by Martin McDonagh

Taxi Driver (1976) directed by Martin Scorsese

Host: Sam Lounsbury is Facets’ official floater, has worked for the organization in one capacity or another since he moved to Chicago in 2015. He can be found sitting silently in any of the theaters or yelling at one of his fellow staff members about cinema in general.

Guest: Emma Greenleaf spends all of her time watching, writing, and thinking about films. She’s currently getting her degree in Media and Cinema studies at DePaul University and works as the Social Media Intern at Facets.