About this episode

Mal and Jo explore Christopher Nolan's film 'The Odyssey', discussing its themes, performances, and connections to Nolan's body of work.

Mal and Jo defy the gods by diving deep into Christopher Nolan’s latest film, ‘The Odyssey.’ They break down the themes, the performances, how it fits into the rest of Nolan’s filmography, and more! (00:00) Intro (04:46) Opening Snapshot (46:31) Really Defying The Gods (01:02:29) Polytropos and Xenia — A Crash Course in Greek (01:18:55) Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Tells Your Story? (01:30:59) Argos, The Boy Who Waited (01:34:32) Anyone Can Wear The Mask (01:46:22) Oh, The Telemachy (01:55:04) Nolan’s First Horror Movie? (02:02:32) Nolan’s First Musical? (02:11:34) A Bizarrely Unhorny 'Odyssey' (02:13:55) To The Monsters We’re The Monsters Hosts: Joanna Robinson and Mallory Rubin Producers: Carlos Chiriboga, Scott Lee, and Jamie Yukich Studio Production: Jacob Cornett Social: Jomi Adeniran Additional Production Support: Arjuna Ramgopowell Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Hosts: Joanna Robinson, Mallory Rubin

Topics covered

• Christopher Nolan
• film analysis
• Greek mythology
• themes in cinema
• performances
• Nolan's filmography

Keywords

• Nolan
• Odyssey
• film analysis
• Greek mythology
• themes
• performances
• cinema

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Odyssey

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