Episodes

  • My Night at Maud’s (Éric Rohmer 1970) w/ Calvin Kemph

    My Night at Maud’s (Éric Rohmer 1970) w/ Calvin Kemph
    May 27 2024
    Felicia is joined by Calvin Kemph to discuss Catholic guilt and philosophy through the character’s in My Night at Maud’s (Éric Rohmer 1970). We chat about how important it is that this film was shot in black and white and how this story could also fit within his tale of four season series. This marks the end of the Rohmer series, one that I felt such a great delight in putting together and had some of the best conversations on the show so far. I hope you’re inspired to tackle the rest of his filmography because I truly believe there is a Rohmer film out there for everybody. Send us your thoughts on the episode - are you satisfied with our protagonist’s ending? Let us know by sending us a message on any of our social platforms or by email: seeingfacesinmovies@gmail.com Follow Calvin here: Website: https://thetwingeeks.com/ Spotify: @TheTwinGeeks Apple Podcasts: @TheTwinGeeks Seattle Film Critics Society: Seattle Film Critics Society - The official website of Seattle's movie critics. ÉRIC ROHMER’S SIX MORAL TALES – THE DIRECTOR AS AN AUTHOR IN THE FRENCH NEW WAVE: Éric Rohmer’s Six Moral Tales – The Director as an Author in the French New Wave – The Twin Geeks Sources: https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/436-my-night-at-maud-s-chances-are https://www.sensesofcinema.com/2005/cteq/my_night_at_mauds/ https://www.sensesofcinema.com/2010/feature-articles/choice-and-chance-a-dialectic-of-morality-and-romance-in-eric-rohmers-my-night-at-mauds/ https://postmodernpelican.com/2020/02/22/my-night-at-mauds-1969/ OUTRO SONG: The Partisan by Leonard Cohen FILMS MENTIONED: The People’s Joker (Vera Drew 2002) Claire’s Knee (Éric Rohmer 1971) Claire’s Camera (Hong Sang-soo 2017) A Fire (Christian Petzold 2023) Poetry (Lee Chang-dong 2010) Burning (Lee Chang-dong 2018) Secret Sunshine (Lee Chang-dong 2007) Conte d’hiver (Éric Rohmer 1992) Cléo from 5 to 7 (Agnès Varda 1962) Le bonheur (Agnès Varda 1965) Uncle Yanco (Agnès Varda 1967) The Green Ray (Éric Rohmer 1986) The Bitter Tears of Petra Von Kant (Rainer Werner Fassbinder 1972) The Tenant (Roman Polanski 1976) Winter Light (Ingmar Bergman 1963)
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    48 mins
  • Perceval (Éric Rohmer 1978) w/ Duran Aziz

    Perceval (Éric Rohmer 1978) w/ Duran Aziz
    May 20 2024
    Felicia is joined by Duran Aziz to discuss Éric Rohmer’s foray to the medieval era in Perceval (1978). We chat about the incredibly unique set design and Rohmer’s desire to create a space that would be a reflection of paintings from that era. Send us your thoughts on the episode - are you satisfied with our protagonist’s ending? Let us know by sending us a message on any of our social platforms or by email: seeingfacesinmovies@gmail.com Follow Duran Here: IG (Chapman University Students for Justice in Palestine): @sjpchapman Chapman University SJP divestment petition: https://www.change.org/p/demand-chapman-university-to-divest-from-the-military-industrial-complex-sjp-chapman?source_location=psf_petitions Sources: https://www.sensesofcinema.com/2017/cteq/perceval-le-gallois/#fnref-29831-2 https://decentfilms.com/reviews/perceval https://www.sensesofcinema.com/2010/feature-articles/the-tale-of-perceval-le-gallois-and-the-young-althusserians/ https://www.avclub.com/a-french-master-found-droll-comedy-in-one-of-the-earlie-1843630606 OUTRO SONG: Six Queens by Larrikin Love FILMS MENTIONED: Star Wars (George Lucas 1977) The Great Dictator (Charlie Chaplin 1940) My Night at Maud’s (Éric Rohmer 1970) Pauline at the Beach (Éric Rohmer 1983) The Green Ray (Éric Rohmer 1986) Love in the Afternoon (Éric Rohmer 1972) Claire’s Knee (Éric Rohmer 1970) The Aviator’s Wife (Éric Rohmer 1981) The Marquise of O (Éric Rohmer 1976) Catherine de Heilbronn (Éric Rohmer 1980) Lancelot du lac (Robert Bresson 1974) A Tale of Winter (Éric Rohmer 1992) The Bakery Girl of Monceau (Éric Rohmer 1963) Suzanne's Career (Éric Rohmer 1963) Juliet of the Spirits (Federico Fellini 1965) Lars von Trier (Dogville 2003) Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (Robert Wiene, 1919)
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    59 mins
  • The Green Ray (Éric Rohmer 1986) w/ Frieda Beckerman

    The Green Ray (Éric Rohmer 1986) w/ Frieda Beckerman
    May 13 2024
    Felicia is joined by Frieda Beckerman to discuss Éric Rohmer’s film about a woman facing vacation ennui, in The Green Ray (1986). We chat about how he created a character whose small problems we can all relate to, and why the multiple settings in France are imperative to the film’s energy.. Send us your thoughts on the episode - have you read The Green Ray? Let us know by sending us a message on any of our social platforms or by email: seeingfacesinmovies@gmail.com Sources: https://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/jan/04/green-ray-rayon-vert-review-eric-rohmer https://classical-inquiries.chs.harvard.edu/about-the-green-ray-of-jules-verne-and-eric-rohmer/ https://tmff.net/an-analysis-of-the-green-ray-1986/ https://www.sensesofcinema.com/2010/feature-articles/following-the-law-of-ones-own-being-the-crying-woman-in-the-green-ray/ https://mubi.com/en/notebook/posts/close-up-on-eric-rohmers-the-green-ray-an-interview-with-marie-riviere OUTRO SONG: No Aloha - The Breeders FILMS MENTIONED: Working Girl (Mike Nichols 1988) Autumn Tale (Éric Rohmer 1998) Pauline at the Beach (Éric Rohmer 1983) Borat (Larry Charles 2006) To The Ends of the Earth (Kiyoshi Kurosawa 2019) Summertime (David Lean 1955)
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    56 mins
  • A Summer’s Tale (Éric Rohmer 1996) w/ Nathan Cowles

    A Summer’s Tale (Éric Rohmer 1996) w/ Nathan Cowles
    May 6 2024
    Felicia is joined by Nathan Cowles to discuss Éric Rohmer’s first film in his A Tale of Four Season series, about a man being tossed around by three different women in A Summer’s Tale (1996). We chat about Rohmer’s way of writing women, his choice to work with a woman cinematographer and how that lends to a unique gaze behind the camera. Along with the importance of the script and the quiet moments that expose the protagonists inner truth. This is the Rohmer series opener and I’m beyond excited to share this series with you - we’ve got four great guests to cover a wide range of Rohmer’s work this month - I hope you follow along! Send us your thoughts on the episode - are you satisfied with our protagonist’s ending? Let us know by sending us a message on any of our social platforms or by email: seeingfacesinmovies@gmail.com Follow Nathan here: Letterboxd: @cowles YouTube: @Cowles IG: @cowles.mov Sources: https://agoodmovietowatch.com/a-summers-tale-1996/ https://variety.com/1996/film/reviews/a-summer-s-tale-1200445995/#! https://mubi.com/en/notebook/posts/dangling-man-close-up-on-eric-rohmers-a-summers-tale https://www.criterion.com/films/29650-a-tale-of-summer https://cinemasentries.com/a-summers-tale-movie-review-dissecting-love-and-sex-with-philosophical-precision/ https://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/20/movies/a-summers-tale-from-eric-rohmers-seasons-cycle.html https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/8387-eric-rohmer-s-tales-of-the-four-seasons-another-year https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHoU9_3pmq4&t=128s&ab_channel=TIFFOriginals OUTRO SONG: Fille de corsaire by Sebastien Erms FILMS MENTIONED: A Clockwork Orange (Stanley Kubrick 1972) Eraserhead (David Lynch 1978) Inglorious Basterds (Quentin Tarantino 2009) Funny Games (Michael Haneke 1997) My Night at Maud’s (Éric Rohmer 1970) The Green Ray (Éric Rohmer 1986) Suzanne’s Career (Éric Rohmer 1963) Breathless (Jean-Luc Godard 1961) Call Me By Your Name (Luca Luca Guadagnino 2017) Aftersun (Charlotte Wells 2022) The Bakery Girl of Monceau (Éric Rohmer 1963) Claire’s Knee (Éric Rohmer 1971) La belle noiseuse (Jacques Rivette 1991) The Fifth Seal (Zoltán Fábri 1976) Design For Living (Ernst Lubitsch 1933) Les amours imaginaires (Xavier Dolan 2010) Mommy (Xavier Dolan 2014) Tom at the Farm (Xavier Dolan 2015)
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    1 hr and 18 mins
  • Tokyo Story (Yasujirō Ozu 1953) w/ Peter Merriman

    Tokyo Story (Yasujirō Ozu 1953) w/ Peter Merriman
    Apr 29 2024
    Felicia is joined by Peter Merriman to discuss Yasujirō Ozu’s tale about aging parents and their relationships with their older children, in Tokyo Story (1953). We chat about why Japan original didn’t think they could market this film in North America, and how it eventually became one of the most universal film texts that audiences continue to relate to. This mark’s the end of the Ozu series, it was an honour and beautiful experience revisiting and watching some of his films for the first time in preparation. There is an Ozu film out there for everyone, and I hope you find it and it changes your life. Send us your thoughts on the episode - do you prefer Ozu’s colour or black and white film era? Let us know by sending us a message on any of our social platforms or by email: seeingfacesinmovies@gmail.com Sources: https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/301-tokyo-story-compassionate-detachment https://www.criterion.com/current/top-10-lists/371-rashaad-ernesto-green-s-top-10 https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/aug/31/tokyo-story-review-yasujiro-ozu https://www.sensesofcinema.com/2003/great-directors/ozu/ https://www.ucpress.edu/book/9780520396722/directed-by-yasujiro-ozu https://www.ucpress.edu/book/9780520296817/transcendental-style-in-film https://www.enotes.com/topics/yasujiro-ozu/critical-essays/lindsay-anderson OUTRO SONG: Tokyo Story Theme by Takanobu Saitô FILMS MENTIONED: The American Friend (Wim Wenders 1977) The Holdovers (Alexander Payne 2023) Anatomy of a Fall (Justine Triet 2023) Barbie (Greta Gerwig 2023) Oppenheimer (Christopher Nolan 2023) Tenet (Christopher Nolan 2020) Dune: Part 2 (Denis Villeneuve 2024) Bring Me the Head of Tim Horton (Guy Maddin 2015) Justice League (Zack Snyder 2021) Dawn of the Dead (Zack Snyder 2004) An Autumn Aftenoon (Yasujirō Ozu 1964) Late Spring (Yasujirō Ozu 1949) Make Way For Tomorrow (Leo McCarey 1937) Tokyo Twilight (Yasujirō Ozu 1957) I Was Born, But… (Yasujirō Ozu 1932) Tokyo-ga (Wim Wenders 1985) Sans Soleil (Chris Marker 1983) A Man Escaped (Robert Bresson 1957) Mommie Dearest (Frank Perry 1981) Toni Erdmann (Maren Ade 2016) Paris, Texas (Wim Wenders 1984) Wild Strawberries (Ingmar Bergman 1957)
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    1 hr and 1 min
  • I Was Born, But… (Yasujirō Ozu 1932) w/ Bryan Loomis

    I Was Born, But… (Yasujirō Ozu 1932) w/ Bryan Loomis
    Apr 22 2024
    Felicia is joined by Bryan Loomis (from What a Picture Podcast) to discuss Yasujirō Ozu’s silent comedy about two brothers who begin to see their father in a new light. Send us your thoughts on the episode - do you prefer Ozu’s silent or talkies era? Let us know by sending us a message on any of our social platforms or by email: seeingfacesinmovies@gmail.com Listen to our previous episode: All The President’s Men (D.O.P. Gordon Willis 1976) Follow Bryan here: Website: PODCAST | What a Picture (whatapicturepod.com) What a Picture Podcast: https://anchor.fm/what-a-picture Sources: https://www.highonfilms.com/i-was-born-but-1932-ozu/ http://www.midnighteye.com/reviews/i-was-born-but/ https://blogs.iu.edu/establishingshot/2020/02/17/sublime-tragicomedy-i-was-born-but-1932/ https://www.slantmagazine.com/film/i-was-born-but/ https://harvardfilmarchive.org/calendar/i-was-born-but-2023-06 https://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/25/movies/25iwas.html OUTRO SONG: Birthday by The Sugarcubes FILMS MENTIONED: All The President’s Men (Alan J. Pakula 1976) Perfect Days (Wim Wenders 2023) Pather Panchali (Satyajit Ray 1955) Horse Money (Pedro Costa 2014) Trust (Hal Hartley 1990) Late Spring (Yasujirô Ozu 1949) Tokyo Story (Yasujirô Ozu 1953) Walk Cheerfully (Yasujirô Ozu 1930) Good Morning (Yasujirô Ozu 1959) Early Summer (Yasujirô Ozu 1951) Autumn Afternoon (Yasujirô Ozu 1962) Trouble in Paradise (Ernst Lubitsch 1932) Lady Bird (Greta Gerwig 2017) Miracle in Milan (Vittorio De Sica 1951) Housekeeping (Bill Forsyth 1987)
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    51 mins
  • Tokyo Twilight (Yasujirō Ozu 1957) w/ Malik Nelson

    Tokyo Twilight (Yasujirō Ozu 1957) w/ Malik Nelson
    Apr 15 2024
    Felicia is joined by Malik Nelson to discuss Yasujirō Ozu’s overlooked film about two sisters grappling with the return of their mother who abandoned them in Tokyo Twilight (1957). Send us your thoughts on the episode - do you prefer Ozu’s black and white or in colour films? Let us know by sending us a message on any of our social platforms or by email: seeingfacesinmovies@gmail.com Follow Malik here: Letterboxd: @atelopusfarci IG:@malachimalik_ Sources: https://nyunews.com/arts/film/2019/10/28/tokyo-twilight-4k-film-restoration-review/ https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/634-eclipse-series-3-late-ozu https://www.sensesofcinema.com/2019/cteq/tender-restraint-tokyo-twilight-yasujiro-ozu-1957/OUTRO SONG: Tokyo Twilight Theme by Takanobu Saitô FILMS MENTIONED: Late Spring (Yasujirō Ozu 1949) Tokyo Story (Yasujirō Ozu 1953) Written on the Wind (Douglas Sirk 1956) Dead Man (Jim Jarmusch 1996) Good Morning (Yasujirō Ozu 1959) 20th Century Women (Mike Mills 2016) Frances Ha (Noah Baumbach 2013) Stella Dallas (King Vidor 1937)
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    40 mins
  • Late Spring (Yasujirō Ozu 1949) w/ Seth Vargas

    Late Spring (Yasujirō Ozu 1949) w/ Seth Vargas
    Apr 8 2024
    Felicia is joined by Seth Vargas to discuss one of the most touching and heartbreaking story of a father and daughter dynamic, in Yasujirō Ozu’s Late Spring (1949). We chat about how Ozu perfected the genre of family dramas, by keeping the visuals simple yet effective. We also how the characters in this film bridge old and new world Japan. Send us your thoughts on the episode - which is Ozu’s ‘season’ films is your favourite? Let us know by sending us a message on any of our social platforms or by email: seeingfacesinmovies@gmail.com Follow Seth here: Movie Friends Podcast (website) Twitter: @moviefriendspod IG: @moviefriendspodcast YouTube: @moviefriendspodcast Listen to our previous episodes: Le bonheur (Agnès Varda 1965) Woman in the Dunes (Hiroshi Teshigahara 1964) Sources: https://www.criterion.com/current/top-10-lists/294-andrew-ahn-s-top-10 https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/421-late-spring-home-with-ozu https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/great-movie-late-spring-1972 https://www.sensesofcinema.com/2003/great-directors/ozu/ OUTRO SONG: Late Spring by Senji Itô FILMS MENTIONED: Le bonheur (Agnès Varda 1965) Woman in the Dunes (Hiroshi Teshigahara 1964) Ghostwatch (Lesley Manning 1992) Dune 2 (Denis Villeneuve 2024) The Rage: Carrie 2 (Katt Shea 1999) Cannibal Holocaust (Ruggero Deodato 1985) Set It Off (F. Gary Gray 1996) I Was Born, But… (Yasujirō Ozu 1932) Flirt (Hal Hartley 1995) Pride of the Yankees (Sam Wood 1942) Good Morning (Yasujirō Ozu 1959) Tokyo Story (Yasujirō Ozu 1953) Me and You and Everyone We Know (Miranda July 2005) The Heiress (William Wyler 1949) Paper Moon (Peter Bogdonavich 1973)
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    1 hr and 8 mins