S2E01 - Madame DuBarry [1919] with Jaime Rebanal

Critic Jaime Rebanal joins us to discuss MADAME DUBARRY, Lubitsch’s highly celebrated international breakthrough. What are we to make of it aesthetically circa 2023? How do we interface with 104-year-old blockbusters? Are biopics inherently broken? Who is Emil Subich? We cover all this and more, plus John Ford! NEXT WEEK: Critic and friend of the show Tim Brayton returns to discuss Lubitsch’s lo-fi comic masterpiece THE DOLL.. For details on where to find this film, check out our resources page. WORKS CITED: FROM CALIGARI TO HITLER by Siegfried Kracauer