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'The Night of the Hunter' with 'Night Comes On' Director Jordana Spiro
'The Night of the Hunter' with 'Night Comes On' Director Jordana Spiro
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Length:
53 minutes
Released:
Aug 30, 2018
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Podcast episode
Description
This week we're so lucky to have the director of the critically acclaimed new movie Night Comes On, Jordana Spiro. She is maybe best known for her acting roles in shows like 'My Boys,' 'The Mob Doctor,' and 'Ozark.' But after receiving her Masters degree in film from Columbia, she began directing shorts and her most recent debut feature. She's on the show to talk about another "Night" movie, Charles Laughton's The Night of the Hunter. She finds many parallels between this film and her own. And she even shares a similar career path to the director, actor Charles Laughton. April and her discuss the film's completely unique but assured visual style, along with the incredible performances of Robert Mitchum, Lillian Gish, and Shelley Winters. Plus, they cover the reason that this is the only film Charles Laughton ever directed. Night Comes On is streaming now And if you haven't seen it yet, go watch The Night of the Hunter With April Wolfe with Jordana Spiro You can let us know what you think of Switchblade Sisters at @SwitchbladePod on Twitter. Or email us at switchbladesisters@maximumfun.org Produced by Casey O'Brien and Laura Swisher for MaximumFun.org.
Released:
Aug 30, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
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