Episode 5 - Emily
05/01/23 • 72 min
In this episode, Gaby and Andreina discuss the 2022 film Emily, written and directed by Frances O'Connor in her directorial debut. Emily is a part-fictional portrait of English writer Emily Brontë mostly converting the period of her life before she wrote her novel Wuthering Heights. Gaby and Andreina talk about the cinematic representation of Emily as a historical character, Brontë’s relationship with her equally celebrated siblings, and how the film fits within the period film movie genre.
***Spoiler alert! While reviewing this show we go through key scenes and may reveal the ending, so be warned of spoilers!***
Sources & further readings:
Interview with director Frances O’Connor and main cast at the People + Entertainment at TIFF 2022
And because they’re so good, here’s also the Q&A at the TIFF 2022
Film Review from The New York Times
In this episode, Gaby and Andreina discuss the 2022 film Emily, written and directed by Frances O'Connor in her directorial debut. Emily is a part-fictional portrait of English writer Emily Brontë mostly converting the period of her life before she wrote her novel Wuthering Heights. Gaby and Andreina talk about the cinematic representation of Emily as a historical character, Brontë’s relationship with her equally celebrated siblings, and how the film fits within the period film movie genre.
***Spoiler alert! While reviewing this show we go through key scenes and may reveal the ending, so be warned of spoilers!***
Sources & further readings:
Interview with director Frances O’Connor and main cast at the People + Entertainment at TIFF 2022
And because they’re so good, here’s also the Q&A at the TIFF 2022
Film Review from The New York Times
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Episode 4-The Wonder
In this episode, Gaby and Andreina discuss the 2022 Netflix movie The Wonder, based on the novel of the same name by Irish-Canadian writer Emma Donoghue.
The movie, starring the brilliant Florence Pugh as a 19th-century nurse charged with observing a so-called “ fasting girl” in a rural town in Ireland in 1862, pushes against the limits of the period film genre and opens up conversations about science, religion, faith, and belief. Joins us as we walk through this mysterious and fascinating film.
Sources & further readings:
The Wonder IMDB Page
Interview with Florence Pugh and Sebastian Lelio
Film review on The New YorkTimesInterview with Emma Donoghue
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Episode 6-Ammonite
In this episode, Andreina and Gabriela discuss the 2020 film Ammonite with a very special guest.
Ammonite tells the story of 19th-century British paleontologist Mary Anning. An imaginary retelling of a brief period of her life, the film is directed by Francis Lee and stars Kate Winslet in the role of Mary Anning and Saoirse Ronan as Charlotte Murchinson, her lover.
Join us as we discuss this period film mixing science, history, and romance in the South West of England. In the process, we explore the dichotomy between artistic vision vs reality, period film clichés, and what dignifies or not a character.
***Spoiler alert! While reviewing this show we go through key scenes and may reveal the ending, so be warned of spoilers!***
Sources & further readings:
Article with film’s synopsis prior to release
Interview with Kate Winslet on LGBTQ+ Representation and Honouring The History of Mary Anning
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