Joanna Hogg calls The Souvenir Part II “a film about the making of Part I.” Back in 2019, we wrote an ebook about the making of Part I. On this episode, find out how Part II changes how we see Part I.
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Spatial relationships in the films of Joanna Hogg
In all of her films, Joanna Hogg uses spaces to structure her characters’ relationships, often finding them trapped by their own privilege and complacency in safe spaces; the characters need to step outside their comfort spaces to grow and develop. This essay appears in the new Seventh Row ebook Tour of Memories: The Creative Process […]
Approaching center frame in The Souvenir
In The Souvenir, Joanna Hogg demonstrates Julie’s development from a shy observer to the main character in her own story through the way Julie occupies the room and the frame. This essay is a sneak preview of the new ebook on the film, Tour of Memories: The Creative Process Behind Joanna Hogg’s The Souvenir. Get […]
Ep. 14: The Souvenir and the films of Joanna Hogg
This episode is the perfect companion piece to our ebook Tour of Memories. We discuss the film in depth and explore the insights gleaned from the in-depth interviews in the book.