#292: Musical Variations, Pt. 2 — Annette

The Next Picture Show

Telegraph Road Productions

Tv & Film, Film Reviews, Film History

4.6 • 819 Ratings

🗓️ 31 August 2021

⏱️ 86 minutes

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Summary

Like Francis Ford Coppola’s 1982 musical folly ONE FROM THE HEART, Leos Carax’s new rock opera ANNETTE is not interested in playing it safe, whether that means, like Coppola's film, enlisting idiosyncratic musicians for songs that challenge movie-musical convention, or enlisting a puppet to play the titular role. We’re joined again this week by our friend Joshua Rothkopf to unpack which of ANNETTE’s provocations work and which don’t, before placing it alongside ONE FROM THE HEART to discuss the two films’ use of high artifice, the troubled relationships and troubling men at their centers, and how their respective engagement with sex and nudity reflects the times in which they were made. Plus Your Next Picture Show, where we share recent filmgoing experiences in hopes of putting something new on your radar. Please share your comments, thoughts, and questions about ONE FROM THE HEART, ANNETTE, or anything else in the world of film, by sending an email to [email protected], or leaving a short voicemail at (773) 234-9730. Your Next Picture Show: Josh: Julia Ducournau’s TITANE Genevieve: Richard Linklater’s SCHOOL OF ROCK Keith: David Bruckner’s THE NIGHT HOUSE Tasha: Bill Benz’s THE NOWHERE INN Outro music: “So May We Start” by Sparks et al. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:49.8	Welcome back to the next picture show, a movie of the week podcast devoted to a classic film
0:53.9	and the way it shaped our thoughts on a recent release. I'm Keith Phipps here again with
0:58.2	Genevieve Koski and Tasha Robinson. Also joining us is our special guest slash Scott Tobias
1:03.9	Substitute, Joshua Rothkopf. Hello, Josh. Hello, everyone. On last week's show, we talked about
1:09.2	Francis Ford Coppola's One from the Heart,
1:11.3	a self-consciously artificial musical set on the realer-than-real streets of Las Vegas.
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