Nina Menkes on BRAINWASHED: SEX-CAMERA-POWER and Jenny Seagrove on LOCAL HERO
Kermode on Film
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4.5 • 884 Ratings
🗓️ 22 April 2025
⏱️ 60 minutes
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Summary
This episode of Kermode on Film was recorded live at the BFI Southbank on 15 May 2023, marking the 80th edition of MK3D.
In Part 1 of the show, Mark is joined by acclaimed filmmaker Nina Menkes, who discusses her provocative documentary BRAINWASHED: SEX-CAMERA-POWER exploring the male gaze in cinema and its real-world impact. Nina also shares her unexpected guilty pleasure – THE EXORCIST– and explains why she sees it as a feminist film.
Mark also speaks to actress Jenny Seagrove about the heart-warming film LOCAL HERO, which returned to select UK cinemas to celebrate its 40th anniversary in 2023.
Sit back and enjoy Part 1 of this MK3D show, recorded live at the BFI Southbank.
Thanks for listening!
People mentioned in this episode:
Nina Menkes
Sanjeev Bhaskar
William Friedkin
Elizabeth Taylor
Richard Burton
Francis Ford Coppola
Jenny Seagrove
Celia Johnson
David Lean
Little Richard
Films, plays and TV series mentioned in this episode:
Brainwashed: Sex-Camera-Power
The Exorcist
Unforgotten
Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf
The Offer
Local Hero
The Guardian
The Exorcist (Stage Play)
Brief Encounter
The Girl Can’t Help It
Little Richard: I Am Everything
Little Richard: The King and Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll
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| 0:00.0 | Here we are. Another train delay, not a problem for Claire. |
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| 0:34.1 | 18 plus UK. Participate in selected promos to get coral coins. Coins expire. |
| 0:38.2 | T's and Cs apply. |
| 0:39.2 | Take time to think. |
| 0:42.1 | In every job that must be done, there is an element of fun. |
| 0:45.9 | You find the fun and snap. |
| 0:50.8 | Did you know that the very first assembly of photographs and sequential order to create a motion picture was a two-second clip of a black man on horse? |
| 1:00.2 | We want the finest wines available to humanity. |
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| 1:08.8 | No, I do. |
| 1:10.3 | Captain Hardy said no. |
| 1:12.0 | Captain who? |
| 1:14.4 | Hi, this is Mark Kermode. |
| 1:15.9 | Thanks for downloading this Kermode on film podcast. |
| 1:18.4 | This episode is the first part of a two-part celebration of the 80th edition of Mark Kermode live in 3D, |
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