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‘Bride of Frankenstein’ with ‘A Nightmare Wakes’ Director Nora Unkel
‘Bride of Frankenstein’ with ‘A Nightmare Wakes’ Director Nora Unkel
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Length:
46 minutes
Released:
Feb 4, 2021
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Podcast episode
Description
This episode begins with a very important announcement from our host April Wolfe about the future of Switchblade Sisters. But as far as guests go, this week we are joined by the phenomenal writer and director Nora Unkel. Her latest feature, A Nightmare Wakes, explores the personal turmoil of writer Mary Shelley. This is so appropriate because the movie she chose to discuss this week is James Whale’s classic, Bride of Frankenstein. Nora begins the conversation by elaborating on how Whale’s movie directly inspired her latest film. She also talks about having to ignore what is currently popular in modern cinema in order to pursue the projects she’s most excited about. And lastly, she and April dissect the gay undertones of the film, from director James Whale’s influence to the “archetypical Queen” Dr. Pretorius.You can see A Nightmare Wakes on Shudder.Also, please consider financially supporting our show by becoming a Maximum Fun member at Maximumfun.org/joinIf you haven’t seen Bride of Frankenstein – it’s fun!With April Wolfe and Nora Unkel.
Released:
Feb 4, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
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