About this episode

The episode features a discussion on Noah Baumbach's film 'The Meyerowitz Stories' with guest Shawn Levy, exploring its themes and performances.

Harry and Daniel settle in with a nice luke warm bowl of shark soup and are once again joined by author Shawn Levy to delve into Noah Baumbach’s “ The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)” , a darkly comic portrait of a fractured Jewish family in New York. With standout performances from Adam Sandler, Ben Stiller, Dustin Hoffman, and Emma Thompson, the film explores themes of sibling rivalry, parental expectations, and the burden of legacy. The hosts unpack Baumbach’s signature style, the film’s Jewish sensibility, and what it reveals about art, memory, and the bonds of family. Meyerwitz Stories on IMDB Meyerwitz Stories trailer Shawn Levy’s Links Get Shawn’s latest book, “Clint” Follow Shawn Levy on instagram Listen to the Glitter & Might series about Lew Wasserman Find other books by Shawn Levy Connect with Jews on Film online: Jews on Film Merch - https://jews-on-film.printify.me/products Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/jewsonfilm/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/jewsonfilmpod YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@jewsonfilm TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@jewsonfilmpod

People in this episode

Hosts: Harry Ottensoser, Daniel Zana

Guest: Shawn Levy

Topics covered

• Jewish family dynamics
• sibling rivalry
• parental expectations
• burden of legacy
• dark comedy
• Noah Baumbach's style
• art and memory

Keywords

• The Meyerowitz Stories
• Noah Baumbach
• Jewish family
• dark comedy
• sibling rivalry
• Shawn Levy
• film analysis

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Jews on Film

Books & works: The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)

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