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Close Reads Podcast

Bonus Episode: Discussing the Rebecca Movies

Close Reads Podcast

Goldberry Studios

Arts, Books

4.4823 Ratings

🗓️ 10 April 2021

⏱️ 87 minutes

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In this bonus episode, which was recorded live with our Patreon supporters, David, Heidi, and Tim chatted about the two most primary cinematic adaptations of Rebecca; Alfred Hitchcock's version from 1940 and the 2020 Netflix version.

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0:00.0

Hello, I'm David Kern. I'm Heidi White. And I'm Tim McIntosh. And you are listening to or

0:07.9

watching Close Reeds, a podcast for The Incurable Reader. We are here to discuss the two movie

0:14.1

adaptations of Daphne de Morier's novel, one of which was adapted and directed by the great Alfred Hitchcock and came out in 1940.

0:25.4

And then the more recent one came out last year in 2020 and was directed and adapted for

0:31.4

Netflix by Ben Wheatley. So there's a lot of stuff to talk about here. And the first question I have for our

0:40.0

live studio audience is how many of you have watched both? David, do the listeners who are not

0:46.9

on this current Zoom, do they know that we're in a room full of close reads aficionados? Is that a known thing to listeners?

0:57.0

It might not be. Well, now, now they know. Now it is. Listeners, we're in a room with, what do you think?

1:04.0

50, oh gosh. Yeah, 50, you think? No, it's 33. 33. 33. Okay. So when David says, you know, asks the question, it's more than just hiding

1:15.2

and I this time.

1:16.6

Right.

1:17.6

33 of our closest friends.

1:19.6

Okay. So, okay, people are, they're typing in the Zoom chat box here. Most have seen

1:25.6

both. And a couple Most have seen both.

1:29.3

A couple people have seen one of the other.

1:31.6

Hey, Mary Jo Tate, do you watch both?

1:34.1

You're muted, so I can't hear you, but I can see that you're talking.

1:36.7

Well, I did my homework. I just didn't unmute myself.

1:39.0

I watched the Hitchcock years ago and loved it.

1:41.4

I watched the Netflix last night because I always show up with my homework done.

1:45.4

I liked it better than I expected, but I have some quibbles with it. Okay, fair enough. Okay,

1:51.2

how many people show of hands liked, well, Ashley did a whole, did the Hitchcock today, Elizabeth

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