Romance and Cigarettes

Clark University screen studies faculty members Rox Samer, Soren Sorensen, and Hugh Manon discuss the 2007 film, Romance and Cigarettes, written and directed by John Turturro. Films, filmmakers, theorists, and other media mentioned during this episode include: the definition of camp by Susan Sontag, the book Now You See It: Studies on Lesbian and Gay Film by Richard Dyer and Julianne Pidduck, the films of Paul Thomas Anderson, the films of Robert Altman, the HBO show The Sopranos, and the filmed musicals Les Miserables and Sweeney Todd. RFU is a podcast where Clark University students recommend films for Clark faculty members and special guests to watch and discuss.