Reel 20: Depression Comedies
Words and Movies
English - August 30, 2021 04:35 - 1 hour - 78 MB - ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsFilm History TV & Film Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Previous Episode: Reel 19: War is Absurd
Next Episode: Reel 21: Ex-Spies
In this episode we take a look at a pair of comedies that are set during the Great Depression: Sullivan's Travels, directed by Preston Sturges, and O Brother, Where Art Thou?, directed by the Coen Brothers. And while they couldn't be more different in overall content, they have many, MANY things in common. It's an overstuffed episode and we probably only scratched the surface.
COMING ATTRACTIONS:
In Reel 21 we look at the lives of some ex-spies and see how they're getting on. First up is Ronin (1998), directed by John Frankenheimer, and then we check out Duplicity (2009), directed by Tony Gilroy.
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