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S2E04 - Romeo and Juliet in the Snow [1920] with Maddie Whittle

S2E04 - Romeo and Juliet in the Snow [1920] with Maddie Whittle

FromHow Would Lubitsch Do It?


S2E04 - Romeo and Juliet in the Snow [1920] with Maddie Whittle

FromHow Would Lubitsch Do It?

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Length:
39 minutes
Released:
Apr 11, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Film writer and programmer Maddie Whittle joins us to discuss ROMEO AND JULIET IN THE SNOW, Lubitsch’s other 1920 comic riff on William Shakespeare. We discuss shocking adaptational genre shifts, dunking jokes, Lubitsch’s habit of shooting location exteriors in the alps and only the alps, continuity, and the sad preservation status of this film.
Griffin Sheel was our dialogue editor for this episode.
NEXT WEEK:
We discuss SUMURUN.
Released:
Apr 11, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (50)

HOW WOULD LUBITSCH DO IT? is a journey through the life and works of Ernst Lubitsch in chronological order, one film at a time. In this limited podcast series, host Devan Scott will facilitate a series of discussions about all 43 of Ernst Lubitsch’s surviving films, from Wo ist mein Schatz to Cluny Brown. Each episode will consist of a mix of historical background and a discussion with a rotating slate of guests - critics, academics, and filmmakers - about one of Lubitsch’s films.