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48. Punch Drunk Love (w/ Sean Burke)

48. Punch Drunk Love (w/ Sean Burke)

FromCows in the field


48. Punch Drunk Love (w/ Sean Burke)

FromCows in the field

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Length:
88 minutes
Released:
Oct 15, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Join us on the harmonium as we revisit Paul Thomas Anderson's (not-)musical tragicomedy Punch Drunk Love with Sean Burke (Founding Partner, Whistler Partners). We discuss how Adam Sandler embodies the awkwardness and anxiety of male adolescence, and how Anderson mixes color and sound to create an overwhelming kaleidoscope of social panic, rage and repression, and fear of public humiliation. Yet, underneath it all, we find a simple and pure love story -- perhaps one of the most hopeful in recent memory -- yet one that also depicts love in all its complexity and difficulty. Where does this gem rank in your list of Paul Thomas Anderson films??
Released:
Oct 15, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

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A movie podcast inspired by a Werner Herzog quote, “We have to articulate ourselves, otherwise we would be cows in the field.” Hosted by Justin Khoo (professor of philosophy at MIT) and Laura Khoo (art historian turned fundraiser).