EPISODE · Mar 31, 2021 · 21 MIN
Make Way for Tomorrow
from Fifteen Minute Film Fanatics · host Fifteen-Minute Film Fanatics
Orson Welles called Leo McCary's Make Way for Tomorrow (1937) "the saddest film ever made." Who are Mike and Dan to second-guess the great man? The guys talk about how the film defies categorization, uses the grammar of comedy to treat some unfunny business, and silences any viewer fortunate enough to spend a day with Bark and Lucy. So order two old fashioneds for two old-fashioned people and give it a listen! Please subscribe to the show wherever you get your podcasts and follow us on YouTube, Twitter and Letterboxd. Please rate and review the show on Apple podcasts and contact us at [email protected]. Incredible bumper music by John Deley. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Orson Welles called Leo McCary's Make Way for Tomorrow (1937) "the saddest film ever made." Who are Mike and Dan to second-guess the great man? The guys talk about how the film defies categorization, uses the grammar of comedy to treat some unfunny business, and silences any viewer fortunate enough to spend a day with Bark and Lucy. So order two old fashioneds for two old-fashioned people and give it a listen! Please subscribe to the show wherever you get your podcasts and follow us on YouTube, Twitter and Letterboxd. Please rate and review the show on Apple podcasts and contact us at [email protected]. Incredible bumper music by John Deley. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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