Desiree Akhavan's "Appropriate Behavior" (2014)
Queer Queue Podcast
English - December 22, 2020 21:50 - 1 hour - 91.5 MB - ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsTV & Film Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Previous Episode: Alice Wu's "Saving Face" (2004)
Next Episode: Sebastian Lelio's "A Fantastic Woman" (2017)
Can a toxic relationship at the center of a romantic comedy still make it romantic? Find out as LINNA and Nic discuss Desiree Akhavan’s debut, “Appropriate Behavior”. The film follows Akhavan as Shirin, a closeted bisexual as she finds her way to move on from a breakup. We discuss unlikeable characters, Lena Dunham comparisons, Bi and Iranian-American representation, and our theories on why comedy and queer women narratives shifted from the 2000s to 2010s. Thank you for tuning in, and stay tuned for more! Our final episode on this season of the new wave in queer woman cinema will be released on Christmas Eve this Thursday, 12/24.
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