Gå offline med appen Player FM !
Ep. 230- A Foreign Affair
Manage episode 433229218 series 2416805
Front Row Classics is shining the spotlight on one of the underrated gems in Billy Wilder’s body of work. Brandon is joined by Benjamin Meissner to discuss 1948’s A Foreign Affair. Benjamin is a classic film enthusiast who also is the President of the Marilyn Monroe fan club in Germany. Brandon and Benjamin discuss the wit and poignancy of this post World War II look at Berlin. They praise the performances of Jean Arthur, John Lund and especially Marlene Dietrich in one of her finest screen roles. Benjamin also helps to shine a spotlight on how Wilder uses Berlin as a character unto itself in the film.
FEATURING: Brandon Davis
Don’t forget to follow/reach us at:
Website: https://linktr.ee/FrontRowClassics
Twitter: @FRNCLASSICS
Email: classicsfrn@gmail.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thefrontrownetwork/
Instagram: frontrowclassicspod
YouTube: https://bit.ly/2NyawO0
256 episoder
Manage episode 433229218 series 2416805
Front Row Classics is shining the spotlight on one of the underrated gems in Billy Wilder’s body of work. Brandon is joined by Benjamin Meissner to discuss 1948’s A Foreign Affair. Benjamin is a classic film enthusiast who also is the President of the Marilyn Monroe fan club in Germany. Brandon and Benjamin discuss the wit and poignancy of this post World War II look at Berlin. They praise the performances of Jean Arthur, John Lund and especially Marlene Dietrich in one of her finest screen roles. Benjamin also helps to shine a spotlight on how Wilder uses Berlin as a character unto itself in the film.
FEATURING: Brandon Davis
Don’t forget to follow/reach us at:
Website: https://linktr.ee/FrontRowClassics
Twitter: @FRNCLASSICS
Email: classicsfrn@gmail.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thefrontrownetwork/
Instagram: frontrowclassicspod
YouTube: https://bit.ly/2NyawO0
256 episoder
Alla avsnitt
×Välkommen till Player FM
Player FM scannar webben för högkvalitativa podcasts för dig att njuta av nu direkt. Den är den bästa podcast-appen och den fungerar med Android, Iphone och webben. Bli medlem för att synka prenumerationer mellan enheter.