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Projections Podcast
Hosted by Sarah Kathryn Cleaver and Mary Wild · EN
A dialogue about film and psychoanalysis hosted by Sarah Kathryn Cleaver and Mary Wild
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Bonus: Erotic Cinema Also Rans
Dec 14, 202201:54:52Tap to summarizeWe're back and thrilled to be joined by Dario Llinares of The Cinematologists podcast to discuss some films that didn't make it into our erotic cinema series. Listen to discover some of our naughty faves.
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Erotic Cinema Episode 7: Paraphilias (Nymphomaniac & Crash)
Nov 9, 202201:16:30Tap to summarizeIn the final episode of our erotic cinema series, Mary and Sarah talk guilt, S&M therapy and the sublime in Lars Von Trier's Nymphomaniac (2014) and David Cronenberg's Crash (1996).
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Bonus: LFF 2022 Round-up
Oct 19, 202201:31:22Tap to summarizeWondering what films to see in the upcoming months? Sarah and Mary share their picks from the 2022 BFI London Film Festival. Films covered (spoiler free) include The Whale, Decision to Leave, Triangle of Sadness, Holy Spider, No Bears, The Wonder and more…
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Erotic Cinema Episode 6: Fetish (The Night Porter & Secretary)
Oct 7, 202201:30:27Tap to summarizeThis week we return to the erotic film series. Mary and Sarah discuss fetish, mortification and fairy tales in Liliana Cavani's controversial 1974 classic The Night Porter, and Armie Hammer's favourite film Secretary (2002).
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Bonus: House of Hammer
Sep 21, 202201:33:03Tap to summarizeAs promised, Mary and Sarah watch Discovery+'s three-part House of Hammer documentary, and deliver their psychoanalytic verdict. We speculate on Armie Hammer's unconscious motivations, kink shaming, rogue therapists, trauma as spectacle and a serious misreading of the 2002 film Secretary. TWs obviously include sexual assault and abuse.
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Erotic Cinema Episode 5: Taboo (Y Tu Mamà También & 9 1/2 Weeks)
Sep 7, 202201:12:12Tap to summarizeThis week Mary and Sarah talk taboo, manic pixie dream girls and curatorship in two erotic classics: Alfonso Cuarón's Y Tu Mamà También (2001) and 9 1/2 Weeks (1986) by Adrian Lyne.
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Erotic Cinema Episode 4: Softcore (Emmanuelle & Paprika)
Aug 24, 202201:11:07Tap to summarizeFor episode 4 of our Erotic Cinema series, Mary and Sarah review two soft-core classics, Just Jaeckin's directorial debut Emmanuelle (1974) and Tinto Brass' gorgeous Paprika (1991). Digressions include Mary's favourite porn stars and Sarah's greatest ambition...
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Erotic Cinema Episode 3: Excess (Showgirls & Basic Instinct)
Aug 3, 202201:13:00Tap to summarizeIn episode 3 of our Erotic Cinema series, Sarah and Mary analyse a Paul Verhoeven double bill over a delicious meal of brown rice and vegetables. We discuss excess and female jouissance in Basic Instinct (1992) and Showgirls (1995).
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Erotic Cinema Episode 2: Thanatos (Damage & Shame)
Jul 13, 202201:30:00Tap to summarizeIn episode 2 of our Erotic Cinema series, Mary and Sarah analyse Thanatos, family dysfunction and repetition compulsion in Louis Malle’s Damage (1992) and Steve McQueen’s Shame (2011). We also completely rebrand the death drive, no big deal.
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Erotic Cinema Episode 1: Eros (9 Songs & Sex & Lucia)
Jun 29, 202201:25:37Tap to summarizeWe're back with a new series on Erotic Cinema! Mary and Sarah catch up on life and films before delving into their first topic of the series – 'Eros'. We discuss sex, creative work and the mystery of female sexuality in Michael Winterbottom's 9 Songs (2001) and Julio Medem's Sex and Lucia (2004).
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