=90. The Earrings of Madame De... w/ Matteo

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07/10/23 • 83 min

Put on your best party dress and come on down for a ball of tragic proportions! Charlie, Antonio, and Matteo dive into the 1953 French classic 'The Earrings of Madame De...' by Max Ophüls, and, for the first time on the podcast, almost come to blows. Not literally, of course...

Intro/outro music: "House of Woodcock" from 'Phantom Thread' by Johnny Greenwood.

THE EARRINGS OF MADAME DE... (1953), France and Italy, written by Max Ophüls, Marcel Archard, Annette Wademant, directed by Max Ophüls, cinematography by Christian Matras, featuring Danielle Darrieux, Charles Boyer, and Vittorio De Sica.

Intro/outro music: "House of Woodcock" from 'Phantom Thread' by Johnny Greenwood.

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Wait... did the title just spoil the movie?! Join Charlie and Antonio as they learn that sometimes the journey IS the destination in Robert Bresson's 1956 seminal prison break movie: A MAN ESCAPED. You're listening to Filmbabble, Episode 6: Charlie and Antonio Enjoy the Movie! Wait...

Intro/outro music: "Pajarillo" by Aldemaro Romero y su Onda Nueva

A MAN ESCAPED (1956), France, written and directed by Robert Bresson, cinematography by Lèonce-Henri Burel, featuring François Leterrier

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=90. The Leopard

Meow. It's The Leopard! Get ready for another ball, it won't be the last. Charlie and Antonio watch Luchino Visconti's 1963 Italian epic; can they handle all this opulence?

Intro/outro music: Excerpt from 'The Tree of Life' by Alexandre Desplat.

THE LEOPARD (1963), Italy and France, written by Luchino Visconti, Enrico Medioli, Massimo Franciosa, Suso Cecchi d'Amici, Pasquale Festa Campanile, and René Barjavel, directed by Luchino Visconti, cinematography by Giuseppe Rotunno, featuring Burt Lancaster, Alain Delon, and Claudia Cardinale.