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#301: Just Deserts Pt. 2 — Dune (2021)
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Length:
91 minutes
Released:
Nov 2, 2021
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Podcast episode
Description
Denis Villeneuve’s new DUNE (or, more accurately, DUNE PART ONE) begins the process of adapting Frank Herbert’s 1965 novel of the same name, which itself drew from the biography of T.E. Lawrence, the inspiration for another film concerned with “desert power” and messiah mythmaking: 1962’s LAWRENCE OF ARABIA. While the two films each slot into different genres — science-fiction and historical war story, respectively — their narratives are remarkably similar, particularly when it comes to the white-savior overtones of their protagonists and their reverence for the desert as a visual and symbolic force. They also stand as complementary representatives of large-scale filmmaking produced some six decades apart, which we dig into in our comparison of the two films, as well as our reactions to DUNE PART ONE, and how they’re informed by our knowledge that this is only half the story. Plus Your Next Picture Show, where we share recent viewing experiences in hopes of putting something new on your radar.
Please share your comments, thoughts, and questions about LAWRENCE OF ARABIA, DUNE, or anything else in the world of film, by sending an email to comments@nextpictureshow.net, or leaving a short voicemail at (773) 234-9730.
Your Next Picture Show:
Genevieve: RESERVATION DOGS on FX on Hulu
Tasha: MAYA AND THE THREE on Netflix
Scott: Mia Hansen-Løve’s BERGMAN ISLAND
Keith: Scott Z. Burns’ THE REPORT
Outro music: “Weapon of Choice” by Fatboy Slim ft. Bootsy Collins
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Please share your comments, thoughts, and questions about LAWRENCE OF ARABIA, DUNE, or anything else in the world of film, by sending an email to comments@nextpictureshow.net, or leaving a short voicemail at (773) 234-9730.
Your Next Picture Show:
Genevieve: RESERVATION DOGS on FX on Hulu
Tasha: MAYA AND THE THREE on Netflix
Scott: Mia Hansen-Løve’s BERGMAN ISLAND
Keith: Scott Z. Burns’ THE REPORT
Outro music: “Weapon of Choice” by Fatboy Slim ft. Bootsy Collins
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Released:
Nov 2, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
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