About this episode

Andrea and Alex explore the artistic and psychological elements of Tarsem Singh's film 'The Cell'.

Grab your zero gravity suit and lock in as Andrea and Alex delve into the sweeping mindscapes of Tarsem Singh’s striking debut feature. With its Silence of the Lambs influences to its stacked cast and extreme artistic influences, we discuss why this film remains so singular and explore the traces of DNA it carries from […]

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Hosts: Andrea Subissati, Alexandra West

Topics covered

• film analysis
• psychological horror
• artistic influences
• debut feature
• cinematic techniques

Keywords

• The Cell
• Tarsem Singh
• Silence of the Lambs
• psychological horror
• film analysis
• artistic influences

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Cell, Silence of the Lambs

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