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S1E02 - Shoe Palace Pinkus [1916] with Dara Jaffe
S1E02 - Shoe Palace Pinkus [1916] with Dara Jaffe
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Length:
66 minutes
Released:
Dec 20, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
The journey through Lubitsch’s catalogue continues with SHOE PALACE PINKUS, a short comedy about Sally Pinkus (Lubitsch), a gregarious footwear entrepreneur. Academy Museum of Motion Pictures Assistant Curator Dara Jaffe joins us to discuss the controversy that surrounds the character of Sally Pinkus and Jewish representation, margins of safety in comedy, the influence of Ernst’s father on his work, Ernst’s skills as an onscreen comic actor, and much more.
Dara’s work as a liquid light show artist can be found at Liquid Courage Light Show.
NEXT WEEK:
Margaret Herrick Library Director Matt Severson joins us to discuss THE MERRY JAIL. For details on where to find this film, check out our resources page.
WORKS CITED:
THE CINEMATIC SHOE by Jeanette R Malkin
SHOE SALON PINKUS & JEWISH CULTURE AS CONTEXT FOR LUBITSCH - Blog entries by Jose Arroyo’s for his website “Notes On Film”.
Dara’s work as a liquid light show artist can be found at Liquid Courage Light Show.
NEXT WEEK:
Margaret Herrick Library Director Matt Severson joins us to discuss THE MERRY JAIL. For details on where to find this film, check out our resources page.
WORKS CITED:
THE CINEMATIC SHOE by Jeanette R Malkin
SHOE SALON PINKUS & JEWISH CULTURE AS CONTEXT FOR LUBITSCH - Blog entries by Jose Arroyo’s for his website “Notes On Film”.
Released:
Dec 20, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (49)
S1E01 - When I Was Dead (aka Where Is My Treasure) [1916] w/ Will Ross: We begin at a film that doesn’t actually represent much of a beginning: Lubitsch’s first shorts remain lost, which leaves us with WHEN I WAS DEAD, also known as WHERE IS MY TREASURE. Film Formally co-host Will Ross joins us as we discuss Lubitsch’s e... by How Would Lubitsch Do It?