Big Screen: What Ever Happened to Baby Jane
UC Santa Barbara (Audio)
English - August 20, 2023 21:00 - 46 minutes - 21.3 MB - ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsEducation Arts Books entrepreneurship interview business health politics news leadership entrepreneur finance culture Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Lucy Fischer (English and Film Studies, University of Pittsburgh) joins moderator Patrice Petro (Dick Wolf Director of the Carsey-Wolf Center) in a post-screening discussion of What Ever Happened to Baby Jane, a psychological thriller about the rivalry between aging Hollywood sisters. In their conversation, they illuminate the similarities between the film’s themes and the much publicized behind-the-scenes drama between stars Bette Davis and Joan Crawford. Fischer reflects on the film’s playful incorporation of conventions from Gothic horror and melodrama, as well as its status as a camp classic. Series: "Carsey-Wolf Center" [Humanities] [Show ID: 39049]