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‘The Passenger’ with ‘Luxor’ Director Zeina Durra
‘The Passenger’ with ‘Luxor’ Director Zeina Durra
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46 minutes
Released:
Dec 3, 2020
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Podcast episode
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This week we are joined by the phenomenal writer and director Zeina Durra. She’s on the program to discuss Michelangelo Antonioni’s The Passenger. Zeina elaborates on how this film influenced her latest movie Luxor. She goes on to discuss the production of her most recent movie, shooting in Egypt, and how cigarette breaks almost sabotaged her production schedule. Zeina also chats about her research in making the film, interviewing nurses on the Jordanian/ Syrian border and hearing the horrific, literal “Sophie’s Choice” situations that women face in the region. Lastly, she talks about showing The Passenger to her children and how Disney has destroyed their movie palettes.Luxor is available on Digital and On Demand December 4th.Please consider financially supporting our show by becoming a Maximum Fun member at Maximumfun.org/joinIf you haven’t seen The Passenger – you should!With April Wolfe and Zeina Durra.Please you promo code: Switchblade at kittypooclub.com for 20% off.
Released:
Dec 3, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
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