We revisit The English Patient on its 25th anniversary and consider its complicated legacy and "poignant sense of sandy sadness." The episode features two …
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Adaptation
Ep. 91: AIDS on screen, featuring It’s a Sin
On this episode, we have a wide-ranging conversation about the history of AIDS on screen, inspired by the recent TV miniseries, It's a Sin. On this …
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Ep. 65: Comparing Rebecca adaptations
Why a new Rebecca adaptation now? We try to figure it out, comparing Ben Wheatley's version to Daphne Du Maurier's novel, Hitchcock's classic film, and the 1997 …
Ep. 55: Comparing adaptations of The Secret Garden
The newest adaptation of Frances Hodgson Burnett's novel The Secret Garden recently hit VOD. In this episode, we explore how Marc Munden's new film takes a …
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Ep. 33: Comparing Emma adaptations
In this episode, we compare and contrast three adaptations of Emma: The 2020 Autumn de Wilde film, the 2009 BBC mini-series directed by Jim O'Hanlon, and the …
Ep. 27: Comparing Little Women adaptations
In this episode, we compare and contrast two film adaptations of Little Women: Gillian Armstrong’s 1994 film and Greta Gerwig’s 2019 one. We discuss the …
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