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Trash. Agnes Varda. Waste. France. Debris. Aging. Detritus. Death. Junk. All this and more swings in the orbit of THE GLEANERS AND I, the 2000 French documentary by legendary maverick filmmaker Agnes Varda. Filled to the brim with quirky characters, Varda among them, THE GLEANERS AND I takes Charlie and Antonio for an easy, breezy ride. Hop in!
Intro/outro music: "Flitcraft" by Mekons
THE GLEANERS AND I (2000), France, directed and shot by Agnes Varda
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In this week's FilmBabble, the gents tackle the still-reigning sci-fi behemoth, Metropolis. Nearly 100 years later, Fritz Lang's awe-inspiring feat of cinema continues to challenge and excite conversation, even without much of the original footage. Does its reputation and towering legacy prove worthy, or has the last century ushered in enough new marvels for us to consider it eclipsed?
Intro/outro music: Main theme from 'Mildred Pierce', composed by Max Steiner
METROPOLIS (1927), Weimar Republic, written by Thea von Harbou, directed by Fritz Lang, cinematography by Karl Freund and Günther Rittau, featuring Alfred Abel, Brigitte Helm, Gustav Fröhlich, and Rudolf Klein-Rogge
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The Filmbabble Boys get thrown a curveball on this one: a short film?! Namely, 1962's LA JETÉE, a short film by iconoclastic French filmmaker Chris Marker. The cinematic medium itself is toyed with like a cat playing with a ball of yarn. Travel through time with us, one still image at a time...
Intro/outro music: "BURNOUT" by jauwn
LA JETÉE (1962), France, written and directed by Chris Marker, cinematography by Jean Chiabout and Chris Marker, featuring Jean Negroni, Hélène Châtelain, Davos Hanich, and Jacques Ledoux
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What do you live for? For art, or for love? Join us as we break down the electrifying technicolor miracle that is The Red Shoes, with special guest Ciara Lally.
Intro/outro music: 'Bolero' by Maurice Ravel
THE RED SHOES (1948), United Kingdom, written and directed by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, cinematography by Jack Cardiff, featuring Moira Shearer, Anton Walbrook, and Marcus Goring.
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Stand back. Here comes Charlie and Antonio's first dive into the mystical pool that is Andrei Tarkovsky's work. First up: his towering historical epic ANDREI RUBLEV. Faith, humanity, art, death, history, war. Join the FilmBabble Boys as they tackle this legendary Russian film (and the man who made it!)
Intro/outro music: "jazzy" - jauwn
ANDREI RUBLEV (1966), USSR, written by Andrei Konchalovsky and Andrei Tarkovsky, directed by Andrei Tarkovsky, cinematography by Vadim Yusov, starring Anatoly Solonitsyn, Ivan Lapikov, Nikolai Grinko, Irma Raush, and Nikolai Buryayev.
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FilmBabble is BACK, and in full force! This week, Charlie and Antonio take a very brief trip to a certain European country, alongside the picturesque Ingrid Bergman and sour co-star George Sanders. "What will they find there?" you may be asking yourself. Perhaps we're asking ourselves the same question.
Intro/outro music: 'Bossanova' by Liborio Conti
JOURNEY TO ITALY (1954), Italy and France, written by Vitaliano Brancati and Roberto Rossellini, directed by Roberto Rossellini, cinematography by Enzo Serafin, featuring Ingrid Bergman and George Sanders.
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A woman's mysterious disappearance pulls at the bond between her lover and her friend. Memory... hazy, unreliable memory. Charlie and Antonio take all this in and more in Michelangelo Antonioni's 1960 classic: L'AVVENTURA. Join them as they follow the beautiful Monica Vitti through Antonioni's illustriously misty Italy.
Intro/outro music: "Onie" by The Electric Prunes
L'AVVENTURA (1960), Italy, written by Michelangelo Antonioni, Elio Bartolini, and Tonino Guerra, directed by Michelangelo Antonioni, cinematography by Aldo Scavarda, featuring Monica Vitti, Gabriele Ferzetti, and Lea Massari.
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Hey, let's go! Take a step out the front door and wave hello to your big, furry neighbor, Totoro. In the lush Japanese countryside, mystery and wonder abound. The kids know where to look. Do you?
Intro/outro music: 'Torn Flesh' by Karl Casey (White Bat Audio)
MY NEIGHBOR TOTORO (1988), Japan, written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki, cinematography by Hisao Shirai, featuring Dakota Fanning, Elle Fanning, Tim Daly, Lea Salonga, and Pat Carroll (English dub, 2005)
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Melodrama is never mellow, and Douglas Sirk makes that very clear. In this week’s episode, the FilmBabble gentlemen watch a proper technicolor tearjerker. Surrender to it, you know you want to…
Intro/outro music: Handel’s Harp Concerto, 3rd Movement performed by Josh Layne (Harpist in the Wild)
IMITATION OF LIFE (1959), USA, written by Eleanore Griffin and Allan Scott, directed by Douglas Sirk, cinematography by Russell Metty, featuring Lana Turner, Juanita Moore, Sandra Dee, Susan Kohner, and John Gavin.
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On this week's episode, Charlie and Antonio are knocked out by SANSHO THE BAILIFF, Kenji Mizoguchi's 1954 tragedy about family torn apart in a feudal Japan. With this film, Mizoguchi proves to be a stand-out director for the FilmBabble Boys. Don't let this one pass you by. Mercy, brutality, integrity, HUMANITY. It's all here.
SANSHO THE BAILIFF can be streamed for free on the Criterion Channel or rented on Prime Video and Apple TV.
Intro/outro music: "Mess Mend" by Horse Lords
SANSHO THE BAILIFF (1954), written by Fuji Yahiro and Yoshikata Yoda, directed by Kenji Mizoguchi, cinematography by Kazuo Miyagawa, featuring Kinuyo Tanaka, Kyoko Kagawa, Yoshiaki Hanayagi, and Eitaro Shindo
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We've got a big one here, folks! Today on FilmBabble, Charlie and Antonio watch the universally beloved masterpiece SPIRITED AWAY, one of many masterpieces hailing from the acclaimed Japanese animation studio- Studio Ghibli. A 10 year old girl moves away from home and finds that her parents have been transformed into pigs! Forced into a new world, bizarre yet not too dissimilar from our own, Chihiro goes on the quest to end all quests: the quest of growing up. Pass it on!
Intro/outro music: "That Darn Cat" by Bobby Darin
SPIRITED AWAY (2001), written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki, cinematography by Atsushi Okui, featuring the voices of Rumi Hiiragi and Daveigh Chase, Miyu Irino and Jason Marsden, Mari Natsuki and Suzanne Pleshette, Bunta Sugawara and David Ogden Stiers, and Yoomi Tamai and Susan Egan.
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In case you're wondering... In this bonus episode, Charlie and Antonio reflect on their favorite films of the past year and talk the 2024 Academy Awards.
Intro/outro music: 'I Wish You Love' (Live) - Blossom Dearie
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Silence may be golden, but is "Modern Times"? This 1936 classic marks the final silent film of Charlie Chaplin's storied filmography, as well as the final appearance of his beloved Tramp character. A predominately pro-worker comedy picture, this film stands out on The List, as one of the oldest and one of the few sans dialogue (sort of). Can one, in the year 2024 C.E., still appreciate and even enjoy this film? See for yourself.
Intro/outro music: Sambapagode #109
MODERN TIMES (1936), written and directed by Charlie Chaplin, cinematography by Ira H. Morgan and Roland Totheroh, featuring Charlie Chaplin, Paulette Goddard, Tiny Sandford, and Chester Conklin.
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On this week's episode of FilmBabble, Charlie and Antonio watch Sátántangó. Yes, you read that right. Sátántangó, Béla Tarr's 1994 epic. 7 and a half hours. Black and white. Hungary. Communism. Strap in- the White Whale has appeared over the horizon. Will they survive? Tune in and find out!
Article by Greg Wetherall mentioned in the episode: https://lwlies.com/interviews/bela-tarr-satantango-berlin-film-festival/
Intro/outro music: "Please Go Easy With Me" by S.E. Rogie
SÁTÁNTANGÓ (1994), written by Béla Tarr and László Krasznahorkai, directed by Béla Tarr, cinematography by Gábor Medvigy, featuring Mihály Víg, Putyi Horváth, László Lugossy, B. Miklós Székely, Éva Almássy Albert, Erika Bók, and Peter Berling
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Alright Mr. DeMille, they're ready to Babble! On today's episode of FilmBabble, Charlie and Antonio take a quick detour onto SUNSET BOULEVARD, the 1950 classic chock-full of romance, intrigue, and.... murder? Take a seat, order a coffee, and listen up!
Intro/outro music: "Main Title from 'The Wild Bunch'", composed by Jerry Fielding.
SUNSET BOULEVARD (1950), written by Charles Brackett, Billy Wilder, and D.M. Marshman Jr., directed by Billy Wilder, cinematography by John Seitz, featuring William Holden, Gloria Swanson, Erich von Stroheim, Nancy Olson, and Cecil B. DeMille
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Life, death, the great beyond. All this and more is explored in Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger's innovative Technicolor dreamworld: A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH. Charlie and Antonio are joined by special guest and friend Leila to dive headfirst into this feast of visual splendor and dry British humor. Let's go!
Intro/outro music: 'Lick You (Let You Die)' by Pulgas
A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH (1946), United Kingdom, written and directed by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, cinematography by Jack Cardiff, featuring David Niven, Kim Hunter, Roger Livesey, Marius Goring, and Raymond Massey.
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This week, the escalator was broken, so we took the long way down. The very long way, into to the depths. 'A Brighter Summer Day', by FilmBabble favorite Edward Yang, is a four-hour long epic, not to be compared to nor viewed lightly. Special guest Henry Merker holds our hand as we try to shed some light on all this darkness.
Intro/outro music: 'Trouble of the World' performed by Mahalia Jackson
A BRIGHTER SUMMER DAY (1991), Taiwan, written by Hung Hung, Lai Ming-tang, Edward Yang, Alex Yang, and Yan Hong-ya, directed by Edward Yang, cinematography by Chang Hui-kung and Li Long-yu, featuring Chang Chen, Lisa Yang, and Chang Kuo-chu.
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This week on FilmBabble, Charlie and Antonio Go Babbling. Join them as they babble away on the 1974 French hangout classic: Céline and Julie Go Boating! Kick your feet up, take a chill pill, and enjoy their ride through French New Wave director Jacques Rivette's singular vision. This is a good one, folks. Pass it on!
Intro/outro music: "I Just Threw Out The Love of My Dreams", originally by Weezer, cover by REACH
CÉLINE AND JULIE GO BOATING (1974), written by Jacques Rivette, Dominique Labourier, Juliet Berto, Eduardo de Gregorio, Bulle Ogier, and Mari-France Pisier, directed by Jacques Rivette, cinematography by Jacques Renard, featuring Dominique Labourier, Juliet Berto, Bulle Ogier, and Mari-France Pisier.
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Here it is. The moment you've all been waiting for. Histoire(s) du Cinéma. Four and a half hours. Eight chapters. The history/histories/story/stories of cinema, for your viewing (listening) pleasure. Did we survive this episode? Tune in to find out!
Intro/outro music: 'Nectár' by Tenório Jr.
HISTOIRE(S) DU CINÉMA (1988), France and Switzerland, written and directed by Jean-Luc Godard, original cinematography by Pierre Binggeli and Hervé Duhamel, featuring Jean-Luc Godard, Juliette Binoche, and Julie Delpy.
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Happy New Year!
David Lynch. The Man, The Myth, The Dream.....? This week, Charlie and Antonio submerge into the surreal 1986 classic BLUE VELVET. A severed ear leads an unpredictable college student into the seedy underworld lying beneath middle-class American society. Truly, a mystery film like no other. Strap in, folks!
Intro/outro music: "These Chains" by Mid-Air Thief
BLUE VELVET (1986), USA, written and directed by David Lynch, cinematography by Frederick Elmes, featuring Kyle MacLachlan, Laura Dern, Isabella Rossellini, Dennis Hopper, Dean Stockwell, Brad Dourif, and Jack Nance
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