#213: Fantasy Islands, Pt. 1 - The Piano

The Next Picture Show

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Tv & Film, Film History, Film Reviews

4.6 • 858 Ratings

🗓️ 11 February 2020

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

Céline Sciamma’s 2019 Cannes sensation PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE is a lush, romantic film set on an isolated island and concerned with irrepressible desires in deeply repressive times, a description that neatly applies to another Cannes breakout from 1993: Jane Campion’s THE PIANO. But the love affair at the heart of Campion’s film plays with a much trickier power imbalance, which we get into as we process THE PIANO’s complicated relationships, its most essential performances, and the conversation around it both now and then. Plus, we tackle some feedback from a couple of recent episodes regarding some details we got wrong, and some we got right. Please share your comments, thoughts, and questions about THE PIANO, PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE, or anything else in the world of film, by sending an email to comments@nextpictureshow.net, or leaving a short voicemail at (773) 234-9730. Works Cited: • “Sexism and Misogyny: Who Takes the Rap? Misogyny, gangsta rap, and The Piano” by bell hooks (1994) Outro music: Judy Garland, “I Love a Piano” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:59.7	episodes, we'll be discussing two films about irrepressible desires and deeply repressive times,
1:05.8	each set on islands of great mystery, vergency, and romantic possibility. A kind of fantasy island, if you will.
1:12.5	Oh, wait, Scott.
1:13.9	You're going to confuse everybody.
1:15.4	We've got a big screen version of fantasy island coming out this week.
1:18.4	These movies are nothing like that one.
1:20.9	Nobody is going to know what you're talking about, Eric.
1:22.4	So these movies haven't turned the long-running ABC fantasy series from the 70s and 80s into a gritty bloomhouse horror movie where every wish is like a cursed monkey paw? No, these are highly
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