S3E04 - Forbidden Paradise (1924) with Will Ross

Returning guest Will Ross joins us to discuss FORBIDDEN PARADISE. We cover Lubitsch’s use of blocking, cutting, and production design for thematic purposes, anachronistic automobiles, slanderous Catharine the Great biopics, the film’s abstract politics, frivolous revolutionaries, the psychological effects of intercutting tints, MOMA’s intensive restoration of the film, and ethics in film preservation.

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NEXT WEEK:

Museum of Modern Art film curator Dave Kehr joins us to discuss LADY WINDERMERE’S FAN. For details as to where to find this film, check out our resources page.

WORKS CITED:

Dave Kehr’s writeup on FORBIDDEN PARADISE.
Dave Kehr’s introduction to a screening of FORBIDDEN PARADISE.