High Art, Low Art - 'Sullivan's Travels' (1941), 'In Bruges' (2008) & 'Compartment Number 6' (2021)

Sacred Cinema

English - July 17, 2022 13:27 - 29 minutes - 26.8 MB - ★★★★★ - 1 rating
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Previous Episode: The Odyssey of Brotherhood - 'O Brother, Where Art Thou?' (2000), 'About Schmidt' (2002) & 'The Straight Story' (1999)

Next Episode: Playing with Murder w/ Nicolas Pleskof - 'Murder Party' (2022)

How should we view 'lowbrow' art? How should we approach conflicting views on artistic value? Is it useful for people to have differences in taste? Drawing on a number of themes raised in recent weeks, this week's episode challenges the highbrow/lowbrow dichotomy by examining cinematic depictions of filmmaking, architecture and archeology.

The Films:

'Sullivan's Travels' (1941) directed by Preston Sturges

'In Bruges' (2008) directed by Martin McDonagh

'Compartment Number 6' (2021) directed by Juho Kuosmanen

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