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Good Luck To You, Leo Grande & Katy Brand and Sophie Hyde

Good Luck To You, Leo Grande & Katy Brand and Sophie Hyde

FromPop Fiction Women


Good Luck To You, Leo Grande & Katy Brand and Sophie Hyde

FromPop Fiction Women

ratings:
Length:
117 minutes
Released:
Jun 27, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

In today’s episode we’re discussing Good Luck To You, Leo Grande, now streaming on Hulu. Directed by Sophie Hyde and written by Katy Brand, the story follows an older woman, Nancy (Emma Thompson), who hires a young male sex worker, Leo Grande (Daryl McCormack), with the hope of finally exploring all the desires she was never allowed to act on with her late husband -- her one and only sexual partner. ** After we discuss how Kate worries that she could become Nancy and Carinn declares she is Leo, we deep dive into our favorite scenes. These scenes evoke the idea of women taking what they want, mommy issues, letting go, acceptance of one’s body and the power of releasing self-judgment. There is also a lot of discussion of all the surprising times we each cried while watching! (11:57)*What She Said, Sophie Hyde and Katy Brand. We share our favorite first person quotes of the talented director and writer of this sex-positive and positively sexy movie! (64:33)** Who Won and Takeaways. We discuss the power of Daryl McCormack’s eyes (aka Leo Grande) and the power of pleasure, intimacy and vulnerability. (71:58)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Released:
Jun 27, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

In Pop Fiction Women we deep-dive into the complicated women of books, movies and TV shows, along with the women that bring them to life behind the scenes. Think Fleabag and Phoebe Waller Bridge, Normal People and Sally Rooney, and so much more. In each episode you can expect us to: * Break down the protagonist as we ask what makes her complicated? * Identify the best scenes, which can mean sweetest, funniest, or most badass. Anything we love. * Recount the cringiest scenes. The ones that make you squirm. Sometimes it’s self-sabotage, sometimes it’s growth, but it’s always part of the process of becoming our complicated selves. * Play arm-chair therapist in What’s Your Damage, Heather? An homage to the iconic line in Winona Rider’s Heathers, we discuss how these characters got to be the way they are. * “What She Said” - the segment where we scour every essay and interview with the women behind the scenes and share some of our favorite first person quotes. Real life is as interesting as fiction here. * Look into our crystal ball and ponder where these characters are six months later and five years later. Typically, Kate gets very real and Carinn gets buck wild. * Provide a takeaway, aka that part in the podcast where we try to sound deep. We leave you with some parting wisdom, challenge each other with thought-provoking questions inspired by the work, and urge you to “stay complicated.”