The Cinephiliacs - NYFF50 #1 (Simon Abrams)

In this special edition of The Cinephiliacs, Peter averts from the regular format for the next three weeks to report back from his annual visit to the New York Film Festival, a favorite cinephile event of his. To help him break down the first week of films, freelancer extraordinaire Simon Abrams joins him to discuss a cornucopia of films that explore cinema, religion, history, and the imaginative process. They dive into the bold use of digital imagery in Brian De Palma's Passion, clash on the complex morality in Christian Mungiu's Beyond the Hills, and elate over the joy of Alain Renais's You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet. Also included in this episode are thoughts on Christian Petzold's Barbara, Noah Baumbach's Frances Ha, Valeria Sarmiento's Lines of Wellington, and Peter Strikland's Berberian Sound Studio.

0:00-2:11 Introduction

2:54-11:31 Passion (Brian De Palma)

11:31-21:26 Barbara (Christian Petzold)

21:26-23:49 Frances Ha (Noah Baumbach)

24:30-35:36 Beyond the Hills (Christian Mungiu)

35:36-43:53 You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet! (Alain Renias)

43:53-46:49 Lines of Wellington (Valeria Sarmiento)

47:16-53:27 Berberian Sound Studio (Peter Strikland)

53:29-54:45 Close

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The Cinephiliacs is a podcast exploring the past and future of cinephelia. Film critic Peter Labuza has interviewed critics, programmers, academics, filmmakers, and more about their relationship to film and film culture. Additionally, each guest will bring in a particular favorite film and discuss it with Labuza. Indiewire declares, "If you want to hear film critics talk at length about their craft, there are few better places on the Internet" and Keyframe Daily has called it "Exhibit A" for the future of film culture