Gal Pals Watch Puccini For Beginners

About this episode

Alicia and Sarah discuss the 2006 film Puccini for Beginners as part of their Maria Meggenti double feature.

Episode 108: Puccini for Beginners Hello! How is everyone hanging in there? Well today Alicia and Sarah talk about the second installment of their Maria Meggenti double feature, the 2006 film Puccini for Beginners . It's very 2006! So if you want to go back in time to when single white lesbians with one failed book under their belt had enough money to live alone in Manhattan and attend the opera, and when lots of things were awful but possibly less awful than today (?), this one's for you! Further reading: Puccini for Beginners Wikipedia page

People in this episode

Hosts: Alicia Lavery-Mullins, Sarah Neilson

Topics covered

• film review
• lesbian representation
• 2000s cinema
• opera
• New York City

Keywords

• Puccini for Beginners
• film review
• lesbian
• 2006
• New York City
• Maria Meggenti
• opera

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Puccini for Beginners

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