Classic Movies Live – Season 4, Episode 11: Women Tárking
March 8, 2023
This week on Classic Movies Live! It’s the last episode going through each of the Best Picture nominees, and boy did our hosts leave the best for last!
First, Pierre and Jeff break down Women Talking. From Canadian director Sarah Polley, Women Talking features an ensemble cast including Jessie Buckley, Frances McDormance, Clare Foy and Rooney Mara. After years of suffering at the hands of the men of their isolated Mennonite colony, a group of women discuss whether to leave the colony, forgive the men, or stay and fight. Taking place entirely within one location, and featuring primarily discussions, Women Talking is certainly unique amongst this year’s nominees. But how does it stack up against the others?
Following that, our hosts discuss Todd Field’s first film in 13 years: TÁR! Featuring Cate Blanchett in, frankly, the role of a lifetime, TÁR is a layered character study tailor-made for the post-MeToo landscape. While there’s likely not a soul alive unfamiliar with EGOT-winner Lydia Tár, Field’s profile tears down her character, and tells the story of her fall from grace in a way unlike any we’ve seen yet!
This segment features a soon-to-be classic conversation from our hosts, so make sure you don’t miss it!
Also in this episode, we have call-ins from Rach and Mark! Rach was last heard on Kickin’ It WIth Kendrick, Episode 21: Romantic Comedies and Mr. Right, and can be found over on TikTok, YouTube or Substack.
Mark was last heard on Kickin’ It With Kendrick, Episode 26: Featuring Mark Morgan (Dummy)!, and he’s one of the key members of the Academy of Death Racers, which you can learn more about over on AoDR.net!
Finally, we talk a lot about friend of the show Paulo Bautista talking about Top Gun: Maverick on this episode. If you want context for that, check out his appearance over on this recent episode of Contra Zoom Pod!
