The Bear | Briggsonometry #4

About this episode

The hosts discuss the film 'The Bear' and its themes while promoting their new book 'The Animation Atlas'.

We are bearly just still within the festive season and another (attempted) winter warmer has been added to the Briggsonometry curiculum: The Bear. It's got a magical creature meeting a child, a domestic farce and an overnight adventure with a fantastical being. But is this just déjà vu? Or could there be more here than just retrodden footprints in the snow? Whilst we're just about still in the Christmas spirit... Did you know, we have a new book out? It's called The Animation Atlas and it is a journey through the world of animation, visiting 30 countries over 30 chapters and highlighting key films and filmmakers along every stop of the journey. It's a perfect stocking filler, we promise. Subscribe to our  Patreon  for ad-free episodes and bonus conversations in our Library Cafe series. Follow us on  Twitter  or  Instagram , or drop us an email at ghibliotheque@gmail.com . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Topics covered

• animation
• winter
• festive season
• adventure

Keywords

• Studio Ghibli
• Christmas
• magical creature
• domestic farce

Mentioned in this episode

Products: The Animation Atlas

Books & works: The Bear, The Animation Atlas

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