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121: Ninjababy & Obvious Child: Unwanted pregnancies in romantic comedies

121: Ninjababy & Obvious Child: Unwanted pregnancies in romantic comedies

FromSeventh Row Podcast


121: Ninjababy & Obvious Child: Unwanted pregnancies in romantic comedies

FromSeventh Row Podcast

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Length:
84 minutes
Released:
Jan 19, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Lindsay Pugh joins hosts Alex Heeney and Orla Smith for a discussion of two rom-coms about unwanted pregnancies, Ninjababy and Obvious Child. On this episode: Joachim Trier ebook (1:23) Related episodes (2:55) Why we are talking about these films (7:30) Obvious Child (11:40) The rom-com landscape of 2014 (16:59) Obvious Child's depiction of women's bodies (18:02) How has Obvious Child aged? (26:55) Ninjababy (36:53) The men of Ninjababy (54:08) The caveats of Ninjababy (1:07:49) Conclusion (1:17:11) Show notes Read Alex's 2014 review of Obvious Child Read Lindsay's interview with Saint Frances director Alex Thompson and writer-star Kelly O’Sullivan Read Orla's interview with Ninjababy writer-director Yngvild Sve Flikke and actress Kristine Kujath Thorp See our 50 favourite films of the 2010s. Sign up for updates on the first book to ever be published on the films of Norwegian filmmaker Joachim Trier Related episodes: Ep. 36: Abortion on screen and Never Rarely Sometimes Always Ep. 54: Kris Rey’s thirtysomethings: I Used to Go Here and Unexpected Follow Seventh Row on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook, and read our articles at seventh-row.com.  
Released:
Jan 19, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

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Cannes 2022 kicks off on May 17, so let's celebrate the wonderful work by women who have been at Cannes this year and in the past. Join us for a podcast season starting May 11 on women directors in the Cannes Competition, and get the Box Set of books on women directors at Cannes. The Seventh Row Podcast is a weekly podcast in which we compare and contrast films to discover new insights and context for (mostly foreign and independent) films both new and old. Our panel always features at least 50% women, and is a combination of critics, film lovers, and academics. Soon, all episodes more than six months old will be only available to our members. As a member, you’ll receive a personalized premium feed of all of our episodes, and you can still listen to it from your favourite podcatcher. To become a member, visit http://seventh-row.com/join