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Pompeii (2014), with Christy Schirmer

Pompeii (2014), with Christy Schirmer

FromMovies We Dig: The Ancient World on Film


Pompeii (2014), with Christy Schirmer

FromMovies We Dig: The Ancient World on Film

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Length:
71 minutes
Released:
Apr 8, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Are you ready to go back to Titanic Pompeii? Accompanied by another fantastic host, Christy "I didn't want Kiefer like that," Schirmer, we dig into a movie where being a gladiator is a non-stop killing bonanza and the fastest way to a woman's heart is by euthanizing a horse. Is this just a big heap of hot, pyroclastic garbage? Considering how much archaeological material we have from Pompeii, it's almost amazing this movie engages with practically none of it. We, on the other hand, do talk about the actual Pompeii as well as Herculaneum as well as the plot of this and other arguably much better films. Our great revelation is this movie is not about gladiators or love or volcanoes, but horses.
Released:
Apr 8, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (81)

Is it a movie podcast? Is it a history podcast? Is it an unholy union of the two? Short answer: yes! Each episode, hosts Colin MacCormack, Elijah Fleming and Christie Vogler break down a new movie about Greece, Rome or the wider ancient world and what works (or doesn’t work) about them. But this isn’t a podcast for nitpicking historical inaccuracies. Rather, it’s a chance to get hot takes on Hollywood films from professional nerds/academics and take a closer look at the relation between our movies and our pasts.