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Episode 454: The Laughing Woman (1969)

Episode 454: The Laughing Woman (1969)

FromThe Projection Booth Podcast


Episode 454: The Laughing Woman (1969)

FromThe Projection Booth Podcast

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Length:
88 minutes
Released:
Feb 12, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Our appreciation of 1969 continues with a look at Piero Schivazappa’s Femina Ridens / The Laughing Woman. Also sometimes known as The Frightened Woman, the film stars Phillipe Leroy as Sayer, the head of a charity foundation, and Dagmar Lassander as Maria, one of his employees. She she expresses an interest in writing an article about male sterilization, he takes that as his cue to invite her to his house and enslave her. What else can a good chauvinist do?Elric Kane and Kat Ellinger join Mike to discuss the film, Niki de Saint-Phalle, Men's Rights, and more.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Released:
Feb 12, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

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The Projection Booth has been recognized as a premier film podcast by The Washington Post, The A.V. Club, IndieWire, Entertainment Weekly, and Filmmaker Magazine. With over 500 episodes to date and an ever-growing fan base, The Projection Booth regularly attracts special guest talent eager to discuss their past gems, including Ellen Burstyn, Willem Dafoe, Joe Dante, Bruce Dern, Chris Elliott, William Friedkin, Jeff Goldblum, Elliott Gould, Ed Harris, John Landis, Dolph Lundgren, Michael Palin, Sir Tim Rice, Julie Taymor, John Waters, and more. The podcast features discussions of films from a wide variety of genres with in-depth critical analysis.Follow us on Twitter @proboothcast and visit us at www.projectionboothpodcast.com