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The New Yorker Radio Hour

Emerald Fennell’s Anatomy of Desire

The New Yorker Radio Hour

WNYC Studios and The New Yorker

Politics, Arts, News, Wnyc, Books, David, Storytelling, Society & Culture, Yorker, New, Remnick

4.26.2K Ratings

🗓️ 14 November 2023

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

The new film from the director of “Promising Young Woman” isn’t just a class satire—we are all affected by our love of wealth, beauty, and power.

Transcript

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0:00.0

This is The New Yorker Radio Hour, a co-production of WNYC Studios and The New Yorker.

0:10.6

This is the New Yorker Radio Hour. I'm David Remnick. The rift inside the Democratic Party now over Israel, and its campaign in Gaza is profound.

0:20.3

And this week on our podcast, the political scene,

0:23.2

Andrew Morantz talks about Israel and the left

0:25.7

and how the divide may be impacting the presidential race.

0:31.2

Andrew Morance joins host Tyler Foggett on the political scene,

0:34.8

a podcast from The New Yorker.

0:43.6

This is The New Yorker Radio Hour.

0:44.5

I'm David Remnick.

0:48.1

Emerald Fennell was an accomplished actor before making her debut as a writer and director

0:51.2

with promising young woman.

0:53.4

Fanel's second movie comes out this month,

0:55.5

and she sat down to talk about it with Michael Shulman,

0:58.6

who covers culture and entertainment for the New Yorker.

1:01.6

Here's Michael.

1:05.3

You might know Emerald Fennell for her acting work.

1:08.2

She played Camilla Parker Bowls on the Middle Seasons of The Crown. I actually couldn't talk to her about any of her acting work. She played Camilla Parker Bowles on the middle seasons of the Crown.

1:12.5

I actually couldn't talk to her about any of her acting because of the sag strike.

1:16.3

But she has emerged in recent years as a really provocative, hot button pushing filmmaker.

1:25.3

Her first movie, Promising Young Woman, came out in 2020, and it was just a movie

1:30.8

that people loved to argue over. It was a feminist revenge thriller, and chances are if you

1:36.2

saw it, you either loved it or hated it. But she won the Academy Award for Best Original

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