Sacred Cinema
141 episodes - English - Latest episode: 2 days ago - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingHosted by Jimmy Bernasconi, Sacred Cinema explores the rich history of cinema and asks what the stories of the silver screen can teach us about ourselves, other people and the surrounding world.
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Bohemian Triangles - 'Jules and Jim' (1962) d. François Truffaut, 'The Dreamers' (2003) d. Bernardo Bertolucci & 'Vicky Cristina Barcelona' (2008) d. Woody Allen
April 28, 2024 08:00 - 29 minutes - 26.8 MBCan the thirst for the alternative devolve into chaos? Do we ever search too far inward for bohemian values? Is there an ideal time to depart from the unconventional? Building on a brief discussion from last week, this week's episode examines the curious reoccurrence of bohemian culture being explored on screen through 'triangular' character dynamics. Contact us at [email protected] --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/2xxfm-sacredcinema/message
All Roads Lead to Rome - 'Rome, Open City' (1945) d. Roberto Rossellini, 'La Dolce Vita' (1960) d. Federico Fellini & 'Il Divo' (2008) d. Paolo Sorrentino
April 21, 2024 08:00 - 29 minutes - 26.8 MBWhat is the fate of a once great empire after it has comprehensively fallen? How do we find our bearings in places filled with all walks of life? From where is modern political power sourced? In focusing on films set in Rome, this week's episode considers the history of Western civilisation and contemplates whether it is underpinned by any timeless values. Email us at [email protected] --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/2xxfm-sacredcinema/message
Vengeful Street Fighters - 'Old Boy' (2003) d. Park Chan-wook, 'John Wick' (2014) d. Chad Stahelski & David Leitch & 'Monkey Man' (2024) d. Dev Patel
April 14, 2024 08:00 - 29 minutes - 26.8 MBWhat happens in the aftermath of our misdeeds? Do we ever have a right to revenge? How can the interconnectedness of the powerless form the roots of revolution? Focusing on street-level vigilantes, this week's episode examines how the revenge tragedy has evolved in recent decades. Email us: [email protected] --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/2xxfm-sacredcinema/message
Missing Persons - 'The Vanishing' (1988) d. George Sluizer, 'Prisoners' (2013) d. Denis Villeneuve & 'The Sweet East' (2023) d. Sean Price Williams
April 07, 2024 08:00 - 29 minutes - 26.8 MBWhat might a lack of closure make us do to ourselves? What might a lack of closure make us do to others? What are the dangers of a society floundering in an odyssey of aimlessness? Extending beyond a similar recent conversation about cinematic depictions of kidnappers, this week's episode focuses on the symbolism of missing people. Email us at [email protected] --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/2xxfm-sacredcinema/message
Accidental Love Bots - 'Metropolis' (1927) d. Fritz Lang, 'Her' (2013) d. Spike Jonze & 'Robot Dreams' (2023) d. Pablo Berger
March 31, 2024 08:00 - 29 minutes - 26.8 MBHow do humans differ from machines? Can love emerge out of banality? Can a standard-issue humanoid assert individuality? Focusing on three cinematic instances in which a protagonist is romantically involved with a robot, this week's episode contemplates the impact of love in the changing technological landscape. Email us at [email protected] --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/2xxfm-sacredcinema/message
Monsters in the Forest - 'Predator' (1987) d. John McTiernan, 'Monsters' (2010) d. Gareth Edwards & 'Monster' (2023) d. Kore-eda Hirokazu
March 24, 2024 09:00 - 29 minutes - 26.8 MBHow can we overcome a fear of the wilderness? How clearly can we understand the 'other'? How clearly do we understand reality? Focusing on three films that depict forest-dwelling monsters (of various kinds), this week's episode explores the fate of humanity in a mysterious and opaque world. Email us at [email protected] --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/2xxfm-sacredcinema/message
Kidnapped - 'The Searchers' (1956) d. John Ford, 'Funny Games' (1997/2007) d. Michael Haneke & 'Gone Baby Gone' (2007) d. Ben Affleck
March 17, 2024 09:00 - 29 minutes - 26.8 MBDo we ever lose hope in getting back those we have lost? How easily can our attention be kidnapped from us? Can the false imprisonment of a person have a net benefit for society at large? In exploring the metaphorical nature of kidnapping, this week's episode examines cinema's changing attitude toward the over-use of power. Email us at [email protected] --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/2xxfm-sacredcinema/message
Heroes in the Sand - 'Lawrence of Arabia' (1962) d. David Lean, 'Black Hawk Down' (2001) d. Ridley Scott & 'Dune: Part Two' (2024) d. Denis Villeneuve
March 10, 2024 09:00 - 29 minutes - 26.8 MBAre human beings capable of biblical-level leadership? Is our thirst for compassionate global influence inevitable? What are some of the contemporary constraints on leadership? Focusing on films depicting desert warfare, this week's episode examines the concept of leadership against a backdrop of scarcity and volatility. Contact us via email at [email protected] --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/2xxfm-sacredcinema/message
Limited Resources - 'Modern Times' (1936) d. Charles Chaplin, 'Cléo from 5 to 7' (1962) d. Agnès Varda & 'Perfect Days' (2023) d. Wim Wenders
March 03, 2024 09:00 - 29 minutes - 26.8 MBIs the fate of the impoverished fixed? Does anyone have it all? How can we find the infinite in the finite? In focusing on three distinct cinematic depictions of scarcity, this week's episode seeks to identify the circumstances in which we might feel content with just enough. Contact us via email at [email protected] --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/2xxfm-sacredcinema/message
Cooks and Cannibals - 'Babette's Feast' (1987) d. Gabriel Axel, 'The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover' (1989) d. Peter Greenaway & 'The Taste of Things' (2023) d. Anh Hung Tran
February 25, 2024 09:00 - 29 minutes - 26.8 MBIn what ways can we be nourished by the foreign? Can encountering high culture ever reveal our brutish side? How delicate is the balance between admiring and owning? In exploring three cinematic depictions of food, this week's episode contemplates the ways in which people give themselves to and take a piece of others. Email us at [email protected] --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/2xxfm-sacredcinema/message
Suffocating Authority - 'Rope' (1948) d. Alfred Hitchcock, 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest' (1975) d. Milos Forman & 'The Iron Claw' (2023) d. Sean Durkin
February 18, 2024 09:00 - 29 minutes - 26.8 MBHow successful are elevated individuals at imposing their own will on the masses? How can the powerful control others through seemingly benevolent means? Can we ever transform relationships based on dominance into relationships based on fraternity? This week's episode explores the symbolism of suffocation, contemplating whether authority figures can simultaneously suffocate and be suffocated. Email us at [email protected] --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify....
Fictitious Figures - 'Meet John Doe' (1941) d. Frank Capra, 'The Talented Mr. Ripley' (1999) d. Anthony Minghella & 'American Fiction' (2023) d. Cord Jefferson
February 11, 2024 09:00 - 29 minutes - 26.8 MBHow do we view manufactured and real heroes differently? In what sense is the creation of an ideal self destructive? Do we ever overlook past facts in creating modern fictions? Building off past discussions about projected versions of the self, this week's episode attempts to explore the human act of creating fictional characters. Email us: [email protected] --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/2xxfm-sacredcinema/message
Mundane Malevolence - 'Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du commerce, 1080 Bruxelles' (1975) d. Chantal Akerman, 'Little Children' (2006) d. Todd Field & 'The Zone of Interest' (2023) d. Jonathan Glazer
February 04, 2024 09:00 - 29 minutes - 26.8 MBHow vulnerable are we to becoming entranced by the mundane? How sensitive are we to injustice in our ordinary lives? What does the permitting of evil look like in the everyday? This week's episode contrasts three cinematic depictions of immorality being woven through seemingly boring and banal circumstances. Email us at [email protected] --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/2xxfm-sacredcinema/message
Under the Wing - 'The Last Detail' (1973) d. Hal Ashby, 'Malcolm' (1986) d. Nadia Tass & 'The Holdovers' (2023) d. Alexander Payne
January 28, 2024 09:00 - 29 minutes - 26.8 MBCan we be free without the presence of external control? Is there more than one set of rules under which we can play? Can imprisonment ever be the means through which we liberate ourselves? Focusing on three cinematic mentor-mentee relationships, this week's episode contemplates whether the pursuit of freedom demands some degree of oppressive control. Email us at [email protected] --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/2xxfm-sacredcinema/message
Motherhood Now - 'The End We Start From' (2023) d. Mahalia Belo, 'Poor Things' (2023) d. Yorgos Lanthimos & 'The Boy and the Heron' (2023) d. Hayao Miyazaki
January 21, 2024 09:00 - 29 minutes - 26.8 MBWhat does motherhood feel like on both the personal and global level? How should we view the power to give life? Is our mother a fixed thing? Focusing on three new releases, this week's episode contemplates the various ways in which the maternal is currently being depicted in contemporary cinema. Email us at [email protected] --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/2xxfm-sacredcinema/message
Fight For Your Life - 'A Matter of Life and Death' (1946) d. Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, 'A Hidden Life' (2019) d. Terrence Malick & 'One Life' (2023) d. James Hawes
January 14, 2024 09:00 - 29 minutes - 26.8 MBIs it difficult to choose a life path? Is it harder to live out the life we choose? Why should we endure through relatively insignificant acts of sacrifice? Focusing on three films about WWII, this week's episode contemplates the ways in which the threat of conflict affects our sense of mortality. Email us at [email protected] --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/2xxfm-sacredcinema/message
Salvation by Sedation - 'Life is Beautiful' (1997) d. Roberto Benigni, 'Shutter Island' (2010) d. Martin Scorsese & 'Leave the World Behind' (2023) d. Sam Esmail
January 07, 2024 09:00 - 29 minutes - 26.8 MBHow are the horrors of reality communicated to the vulnerable? How do we escape from the aspects of ourselves that we want to ignore? Is anyone actually stopping the problems the rest of us cannot bare to confront? This week's episode examines how and why we often soften the darker aspects of existence for both the sake of others and ourselves. Email us at [email protected] --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/2xxfm-sacredcinema/message
2023: A Year in Review
December 31, 2023 01:00 - 29 minutes - 26.8 MBIn the final episode of Sacred Cinema for 2023 we're taking a look at your favourite films of the year and what they can tell us about human history's most recent chapter. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/2xxfm-sacredcinema/message
Home for the Holidays (Early Release) - 'It's a Wonderful Life' (1946) d. Frank Capra, 'Black Christmas' (1974) d. Bob Clark & 'Home Alone' (1990) d. Chris Columbus
December 21, 2023 19:59 - 29 minutes - 26.8 MBHow can we affect the world from home? Is the home easy to defend? How is the home like a battleground? Christmas has come early, as we release this year's Christmas-themed episode a few sleeps before Tim Allen's arrival! Also, be sure to let us know your favourite films of 2023! Either access the link below (if listening on Spotify) or email us at [email protected] --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/2xxfm-sacredcinema/message
Requesting Your Favourite Films of 2023
December 19, 2023 12:30 - 1 minute - 987 KBPlease let us know what your favourite film of the year was via either: -the poll below (if listening on Spotify) -emailing us at [email protected] Many thanks! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/2xxfm-sacredcinema/message
Final Solutions - 'Toy Story' (1995) d. John Lasseter, 'Inglourious Basterds' (2009) d. Quentin Tarantino, 'How to Have Sex' (2023) d. Molly Manning Walker
December 17, 2023 13:35 - 29 minutes - 26.8 MBHow does history unfold? How do certain states of affairs become commonsensical? How should we prescribe new social norms? Drawing on some key philosophical ideas posited by Hegel and Gramsci, this week's episode contemplates the tension between a fixed and a fluid sense of history. Email us at [email protected] --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/2xxfm-sacredcinema/message
Delayed Anonymous Romance - 'The 40 Year-Old Virgin' (2005) d. Judd Apatow, 'Last Tango in Paris' (1972) d. Bernardo Bertolucci & 'Fallen Leaves' (2023) d. Aki Kaurismäki
December 10, 2023 12:44 - 29 minutes - 26.8 MBIs it ever desirable to delay romantic gratification? Is it ever desirable to completely avoid serious romance? How can discipline both help and hinder romance? Focusing on an interesting interplay between two seemingly unrelated concepts, this week's episode contemplates how delayed gratification and anonymity affect our romantic relationships. Email us at [email protected] --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/2xxfm-sacredcinema/message
Napoleonic Weakness - 'Napoleon Dynamite' (2004) d. Jared Hess, 'Napoleon' (2023) d. Ridley Scott & 'A Streetcar Named Desire' (1951) d. Elia Kazan
December 03, 2023 17:44 - 29 minutes - 26.8 MBWhat do we traditionally envision when we think about weakness in a man? Do the most powerful men have weaknesses? Who suffers when men can't control their weaknesses? This week's episode examines three distinct cinematic references to Napoleon Bonaparte in order to illuminate potentially forgotten forms of masculine weakness. Email us at [email protected] --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/2xxfm-sacredcinema/message
Eat the Rich - 'Delicatessen' (1991) d. Marc Caro & Jean-Pierre Jeunet, 'The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie' (1972) d. Luis Buñuel & 'Saltburn' (2023) d. Emerald Fennell
November 26, 2023 08:50 - 29 minutes - 26.8 MBWhat is our natural response to greed and gluttony? Why does affluence frustrate us in the real world? Who is responsible for our constant hunger for more? This week's episode looks at films in which motifs of food and consumption are used to explore exploitation, affluence and the consolidation of power. Contact us: [email protected] --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/2xxfm-sacredcinema/message
Ends of Eras - 'Falling Down' (1993) d. Joel Schumacher, 'Anatomy of a Fall' (2023) d. Justine Triet & 'The Last Emperor' (1987) d. Bernardo Bertolucci
November 19, 2023 12:20 - 29 minutes - 26.8 MBHow quickly can things fall to pieces? How easy is it to dissect a tragedy in its aftermath? Do new eras always improve on the failures of past eras? This week's episode builds on last week's discussions about the the relationship between the past and present by exploring how individuals, relationships and political entities experience their own ends. Email us at [email protected] --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/2xxfm-sacredcinema/message
Been There, Done That - 'The Worst Person in the World' (2021) d. Joachim Trier, 'Passages' (2023) d. Ira Sachs & 'The Great Beauty' (2013) d. Paolo Sorrentino
November 12, 2023 18:17 - 29 minutes - 26.8 MBCan we ever sympathise with those who abandon others? How does the constant pursuit of novelty bring about suffering? Can we simultaneously cherish and abandon the past? Focusing particularly on films depicting contemporary cosmopolitan culture, this week's episode explores the various effects of abandoning important people and parts of ourselves in search of a better future. Contact us via email: [email protected] --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod...
Romantic - 'Bright Star' (2009) d. Jane Campion, 'Grizzly Man' (2005) d. Werner Herzog & ' Before Midnight' (2013) d. Richard Linklater
November 05, 2023 22:28 - 29 minutes - 26.8 MBAre we capable of seeing beauty in everything? Can romanticising ever be dangerous? What is true love, if not pure and perfect? Following our recent conversations on relationships and companionship, this week's episode explores the various cultural attitudes and movements that have blossumed from the ancient concept of romance. Email us at [email protected] --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/2xxfm-sacredcinema/message
Heroes of the Past - 'Killers of the Flower Moon' (2023) d. Martin Scorsese, 'Akira' (1988) d. Katsuhiro Otomo & 'The Manchurian Candidate' (1962) d. John Frankenheimer
October 29, 2023 15:01 - 29 minutes - 26.8 MBWhy do we often mistake villains for heroes? Can a person's heroism be determined by time? How do we often find our bearings in morally confused scenarios? In reflecting on current geopolitical events, this week's episode contemplates the relationship between time and heroism. Email us at [email protected] --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/2xxfm-sacredcinema/message
Pair Bonding - 'Nebraska' (2013) d. Alexander Payne, 'Thelma & Louise' (1991) d. Ridley Scott & 'Before Sunset' (2004) d. Richard Linklater
October 22, 2023 15:46 - 29 minutes - 26.8 MBHow can we bond with someone who shows no interest in doing so? Can attempting to bond with others ever endanger us? Is bonding always a peaceful process? Building further on recent discussions about human interconnectedness, this week's episode focuses on connections specifically between two people. Contact us via email at [email protected] --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/2xxfm-sacredcinema/message
No Man Is an Island (LFF/Radiothon Special) - 'The Bikeriders' (2023) d. Jeff Nichols, 'Maestro' (2023) d. Bradley Cooper & 'The Killer' (2023) d. David Fincher
October 15, 2023 11:18 - 29 minutes - 26.8 MBWhat are the temptations and limitations of 'the lone wolf' archetype? Can we ever have too many relationships? What does undesirable human interconnectedness look like in the 21st century? To celebrate the 2023 2XXFM Radiothon, we will be looking at three gala selections from this year's London Film Festival and focusing on a topical through-line that underpins them. Email us (N.B. technical issues fixed!) at [email protected] --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.sp...
Discussing Life - 'Naked' (1992) d. Mike Leigh, 'Before Sunrise' (1995) d. Richard Linklater & 'Mindwalk' (1990) d. Bernt Amadeus Capra
October 08, 2023 22:34 - 29 minutes - 26.8 MBCan independent pontification be a zero-sum game? Can we bond over an openness to the unknown? What is the relationship between truth and the stance of the majority? This week's episode focuses on three cinematic explorations of verbal contemplation and considers the consequences of adding further perspectives. Contact us via email: [email protected] --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/2xxfm-sacredcinema/message
Realising the Fantasy - 'La La Land' (2016) d. Damien Chazelle
September 10, 2023 17:12 - 29 minutes - 26.8 MBHow much do we dream? How are our dreams constrained by reality? Can we value and respect our dreams in light of reality? Capping off this season before a few week's break, this week's episode explores competing ideas about fantasy and reality through the the lens of Damien Chazelle's 'La La Land'. Contact Us Email: [email protected] --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/2xxfm-sacredcinema/message
Lost Love - 'Brief Encounter' (1945) d. David Lean, 'Past Lives' (2023) d. Celine Song & 'Casablanca' (1942) d. Michael Curtiz
September 04, 2023 13:21 - 29 minutes - 26.8 MBWho is susceptible to lamenting lost love? How painful is it to accept that love is lost? Is there any way to find our bearings when navigating a world of endless romantic options? Focusing on three films centred on tragic love triangles, this week's episode explores how we grieve relationships that could have been. Contact Us: Email: [email protected] --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/2xxfm-sacredcinema/message
From Naught to Naughty - 'Talk to Me' (2022) d. Danny and Michael Philippou, 'Kids' (1995) d. Larry Clark & 'E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial' (1982) d. Steven Spielberg
August 27, 2023 14:33 - 29 minutes - 26.8 MBHow does it feel to be young? Can we grow up too fast? Is it ever desirable for young people to rebel against their elders? This week's episode focuses on the risk-riddled aspects of growing up to question the line between healthy and unhealthy rule-breaking. Contact Us: Email: [email protected] --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/2xxfm-sacredcinema/message
Alien Encounters - 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind' (1977) d. Steven Spielberg, 'Godland' (2022) d. Hlynur Pálmason & 'Asteroid City' (2023) d. Wes Anderson
August 20, 2023 12:11 - 29 minutes - 26.8 MBTo what extent does the alien mesmerise us? How have we dealt with aliens thoughout history? What should be our default position when encountering the alien? In contemplating the symbolic value of alien encounters when depicted cinematically, this week's episode explores the ways in which we deal with the strange and mesmeric. Contact us: Email: [email protected] --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/2xxfm-sacredcinema/message
About Parents - 'About My Father' (2023) d. Laura Terruso, 'All About My Mother' (1999) d. Pedro Almodóvar & 'About Time' (2013) d. Richard Curtis
August 13, 2023 13:07 - 29 minutes - 26.8 MBHow do we feel about good fathers? How do we feel about mothers and matriarchy? Can our acceptance of time revitalise our appreciation for parenting? Acknowledging the impact titles have on the way we watch films, this week's episode explores the many dimensions of parenting. Contact us Email: [email protected] --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/2xxfm-sacredcinema/message
Iconic/Demonic - 'Mazey Day' (2023) d. Uta Briesewitz, 'Demon 79' (2023) d. Toby Haynes & 'Loch Henry' (2023) d. Sam Miller
August 06, 2023 00:49 - 29 minutes - 26.8 MBHow should we view the hidden lives of public icons? In what circumstances can we benefit from accessing our inner demons? How costly is the price of prominence? Focusing on three films from the recent season of Black Mirror, this week's episode explores the relationship between notoriety and inner demons. Contact Us: [email protected] --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/2xxfm-sacredcinema/message
Barbenheimer (Special Early Episode) - 'Barbie' (2023) d. Greta Gerwig, 'Oppenheimer' (2023) d. Christopher Nolan & 'Melancholia' (2011) d. Lars von Trier
July 24, 2023 13:55 - 29 minutes - 26.8 MBHow do we suffer on the level of the individual? How do the grievances of the individual and the collective compare? What are the dangers of neglecting the individual? In this special early episode, we explore the Barbenheimer phenomenon and the insights it gives us into the current cultural climate. Contact us: Email: [email protected] --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/2xxfm-sacredcinema/message
Politics on the Plain - 'Sweet Home Alabama' (2002) d. Andy Tennant, 'Alcarràs' (2022) d. Carla Simón & Sonia Castelo & 'Blazing Saddles' (1974) d. Mel Brooks
July 23, 2023 07:46 - 29 minutes - 26.8 MBIs the countryside instinctively alluring? What are the political and economic grievances of the modern farmer? Should our conception of rural culture be static or ever-changing? With the release of 'Alcarràs', this week's episode focuses on the political philosophy of rural life through 3 distinct cinematic depictions. Contact Us: Email: [email protected] --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/2xxfm-sacredcinema/message
Phantasmic Figures - 'He's Just Not That Into You' (2009) d. Ken Kwapis, 'Run Rabbit Run' (2023) d. Daina Reid & 'Mr. Nobody' (2009) d. Jaco Van Dormael
July 16, 2023 11:10 - 29 minutes - 26.8 MBHow do we think of people when their true selves are unobservable? Is the projection of false identities onto others an inevitability? To what extent do people actually have multiple identities? Using a relatable romantic scenario as our springboard, this week's episode explores the ways in which we project imagined identities onto other people. Contact Us: Email: [email protected] --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/2xxfm-sacredcinema/message
Excavating Germans - 'Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny' (2023) d. James Mangold, 'Blind Spot' (1981) d. Claudia von Alemann & 'The Tin Drum' (1979) d. Volker Schlöndorff
July 09, 2023 23:31 - 29 minutes - 26.8 MBWhat is it dangerous for the past to re-surface? Do we ever feel obliged to pay tribute to those that are no longer with us? How should we conceive the past? This week's episode uses the complex relationship Germany has with preserving its history as a lens through which we can search for an enlightening way to deal with the past. Contact us: Email: [email protected] --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/2xxfm-sacredcinema/message
The Love Horse - 'American Pie' (1999) d. Paul Weitz & Chris Weitz, 'No Hard Feelings' (2023) d. Gene Stupnitsky & 'Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind' (2004) d. Michel Gondry
July 02, 2023 23:25 - 29 minutes - 26.8 MBCan intimacy come before love? Do our circumstances ever force us to demand love? Can people explore the world without love? This week's episode examines the relationship between intimacy and love by analogising it to that between a horse and cart. Contact us: Email: [email protected] --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/2xxfm-sacredcinema/message
Honour Thy Family - 'Omen' (2023) d. Baloji, 'You Hurt My Feelings' (2023) d. Nicole Holofcener & 'Ordinary People' (1980) d. Robert Redford
June 25, 2023 14:28 - 29 minutes - 26.8 MBHow strong are most family ties? Why might people refrain from being honest with their loved ones? Can we ever honour our families too much? In acknowledging the relationship between honour and honesty, this week's episode uncovers yet another complexity in the relations we have with the ones we love. Contact Us: Email: [email protected] --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/2xxfm-sacredcinema/message
The Multiverse, NY - 'Annie Hall' (1977) d. Woody Allen, 'Synecdoche, New York' (2008) d. Charlie Kaufman & 'Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse' (2023) d. J. Dos Santos, K. Powers & J. K. Thompson
June 18, 2023 12:40 - 29 minutes - 26.8 MBTo what extent are the realms constructed by artists part of reality? How much artistic value does reality itself offer? Do archetypal and realist narratives make up for each other's shortcomings? Responding to recent trends in mainstream cinema, this week's episode examines three films set in New York to explore inter-dimensional storytelling. Contact Us: Email: [email protected] --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/2xxfm-sacredcinema/message
Trouble in Paradise - 'L'Avventura' (1960) d. Michelangelo Antonioni, 'Forgetting Sarah Marshall' (2008) d. Nicholas Stoller & 'Infinity Pool' (2023) d. Brandon Cronenberg
June 11, 2023 14:24 - 29 minutes - 26.8 MBDoes extreme comfort guarantee us healthy relationships? Are there different forms of human attraction that sit on a sliding scale? How do sex and companionship complement and combat one another? In contemplating the interplay between leisure and love, this week's episode examines three films in which relationship drama is set against a backdrop of decadence and relaxation. Contact Us: Email: [email protected] --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/sho...
A Single Mother's Burden - 'As Good as It Gets' (1997) d. James L. Brooks, 'Erin Brockovich' (2000) d. Steven Soderbergh & 'One Fine Morning' (2022) d. Mia Hansen-Løve
June 04, 2023 03:10 - 29 minutes - 26.8 MBDo all people inevitably yearn for stability in companionship? On whom do the needs of the vulnerable traditionally fall? Is it noble to voluntarily take on other people's burdens? Following recent conversations about the aggressive aspect of femininity, this week's episode examines the abandoned caregiver archetype through three cinematic depictions of single mothers. Contact us: [email protected] --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/2xxfm-sac...
Conservative/Progressive - 'The Blue Caftan' (2022) d. Maryam Touzani, 'Princess Mononoke' (1997) d. Hayao Miyazaki & 'The Sound of Music' (1965) d. Robert Wise
May 28, 2023 12:47 - 29 minutes - 26.8 MBDo we all partly reject and partly cherish tradition? Do we only observe this tension on the level of the individual? Are there certain values that transcend conservatism and progressivism? Following last week's brief discussion about the instability of binaries, this week's episode splices two seemingly contradictory ideologies. Contact Us: Email: [email protected] --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/2xxfm-sacredcinema/message
The Church of Sport - 'Any Given Sunday' (1999) d. Oliver Stone, 'Raging Bull' (1980) d. Martin Scorsese & 'Moneyball' (2011) d. Bennett Miller
May 21, 2023 12:50 - 29 minutes - 26.8 MBAre narratives only found in storybooks? How contextual are human values? How can strategic thinking help us improve the world? Through the lens of cinema, this week's episode seeks to explore the many lessons that sport can teach us about ourselves and reality. Contact us: Email: [email protected] --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/2xxfm-sacredcinema/message
The Monstrous Feminine - 'Shrek' (2001) d. Andrew Adamson & Vicky Jenson, 'Monster' (2003) d. Patty Jenkins & 'Saint Omer' (2022) d. Alice Diop
May 14, 2023 04:20 - 29 minutes - 26.8 MBShould we embrace our inner monster? To whom is an un-fettered monster undesirable? How should we view the monsters in our lives? After last week's discussions about cowards and devouring mothers, this week's episode seeks to unearth some alternative ideas about aggressive femininity. Contact Us: Email: [email protected] --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/2xxfm-sacredcinema/message
Masculine Cowardice - 'The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford' (2007) d. Andrew Dominik, 'Beau is Afraid' (2023) d. Ari Aster & 'Nocturnal Animals' (2016) d. Tom Ford
May 08, 2023 11:50 - 29 minutes - 26.8 MBWhat is cowardice? From where can cowards originate? How can we transcend cowardice? Focusing particularly on male characters with a cowardly demeanour, this week's episode evaluates the worth of traditional masculinity during a time in which it is so often scrutinised. Get in touch: Email: [email protected] --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/2xxfm-sacredcinema/message