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The Projection Booth Podcast

Episode 288: The Mafu Cage (1978)

The Projection Booth Podcast

The Projection Booth

Film Reviews, Film Interviews, Film History, Tv & Film

4.8686 Ratings

🗓️ 13 September 2016

⏱️ 102 minutes

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Summary

Directed by Karen Arthur, The Mafu Cage (1978) stars Carol Kane and Lee Grant as Cissy and Ellen, two sisters who live together in a large, sprawling house. Ellen is a scientist with a potential boyfriend and a world outside the house while Cissy lives in the house and, really, in her own head. 
Mike talks with director Karen Arthur about her early career.
Josh Johnson and Kier-La Janisse join the discussion of this oft-overlooked film.
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0:00.0

You're listening to an Airwave Media podcast.

0:04.5

Christopher Media. Let's make some noise.

0:07.4

Before her father's untimely death at his jungle research compound in Central Zaire,

0:13.3

he made Ellen promise to care for her sister.

0:16.9

Give Sissy freedom to create her own familiar environment, he counseled.

0:21.9

For civilized institutions have no understanding of the soul of a wild thing.

0:28.0

And loving her sister, as she did, Ellen agreed.

0:33.4

Your skin feels so smooth.

0:38.1

It's like velvet.

0:43.6

Just let all those muscles relax.

0:53.2

It's like I'm touching you and myself at the same time.

1:01.0

Like we're the same person.

1:06.0

Is that what love is?

1:09.0

I haven't said, cover yourself.

1:11.9

I think sometimes you'd rather be back in Africa running naked with your nasty little playmate.

1:17.2

Since he needs help.

1:19.7

Some, don't start that again.

1:21.0

It was an accident, really.

1:22.8

So was the last time, the time before that.

1:25.7

I don't want to talk about it anymore

1:28.0

I do wish

1:29.9

sometimes

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