Hannah Long – The Train

Is it ever justified to sacrifice a human life to save a work of art? Brent is joined by Hannah Long to discuss the 1964 movie ‘The Train’ starring Burt Lancaster and Paul Scofield. The first part of a two part feature – the second part will drop in a couple of days! In the second part, Brent interviews author Michelle Young about Rose Valland, the World War 2 Resistance spy whose book became the basis for ‘The Train’. Hannah is a passionate cinephile.  She writes cultural commentary and film criticism for a number of publications including ‘The Dispatch’, ‘Angelus News’, ‘American Consequences’ and ‘The Bulwark’.    (1:00) ‘The Train’ and John Frankenheimer; (2:45) The story; (5:40) The historical background – Rose Valland; (9:25) Colonel von Waldheim; (16:00) The Colonel’s motivation; (17:35) High art and evil in the movie; (19:25) ‘Degenerate’ art in the Third Reich; (21:10) The use of art and culture in the Third Reich; (25:00) The Colonel and evil; (25:40) Can it be immoral to reject beauty? (28:10) Sacred objects? (30:10) Scripture and beauty; (32:50) Labiche; (34:30) Labiche’s view of art; (36:00) Movement; (37:45) Burt Lancaster; (39:20) Is it ever right to sacrifice a life for the sake of a work of art? (41:45) The Resistance and Madame Villard; (43:50) Labiche’s motivation and why he breaks his rules; (50:20) Mephisto-like imagery; (52:15) The end of the movie; (56:40) Frankenheimer’s view of art and the final shot. Links mentioned in this episode: x.com/HannahGraceLong Leave some feedback: What should we talk about? Please let us know in the comments. Did you enjoy this episode? If so, please give us a rating and leave a short review. Connect with us: [email protected] godsstorypodcast.com Become a Supporter: If you’d like to help us make more great episodes like this one, please consider becoming a Patreon supporter. For as little as $5 a month, you’ll receive early access to new episodes plus bonus episodes and other goodies from time to time, and our undying gratitude. patreon.com/godsstorypodcast Thanks to our sponsors, Liquid Edge Creative who take care of the technical stuff behind the scenes.