Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971) with Proles Pod
About this episode
The episode discusses the 1971 film 'Bedknobs and Broomsticks' with guests from Proles Pod, examining its themes and comparisons to 'Mary Poppins'.
The second in our series on "non adult films," we are joined again by Rae of Proles Pod alongside their co host Jeremy to discuss the 1971 live action animated musical comedy "Bedknobs and Broomsticks." Starring Angela Lansbury, David Tomlinson, Roddy McDowall, Same Jaffe, John Ericson, Ian Weighill, Cindy O'Callaghan and Roy Smart, the film was meant to recapture the success of "Mary Poppins," which was released 7 years earlier. Unfortunately for us it did not come close to capturing the charm of "Mary Poppins" though it did turn a profit for Disney. Join us as we examine the post World War 2 coping mechanism of a nation with worse pacing than a bad trip on slo-mo, and all the racism and nationalism a nation could muster onto screen. Guest Links Proles Pod on Youtube Proles Pod on Instagram Proles Pod on Patreon Left of the Projector Links Official Website Left of the Projector on Letterboxd Left of the Projector on Instagram Left of the Projector on Patreon Left of the Projector on Threadless Host Links Evan's Letterboxd Bill's Instagram Bill's Letterboxd Ward's Instagram Ward's Letterboxd
People in this episode
Hosts: Evan, Bill, Ward
Guests: Rae, Jeremy
Topics covered
- non adult films
- live action
- animated musical
- film review
- post World War 2
- racism
- nationalism
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Disney
Books & works: Bedknobs and Broomsticks, Mary Poppins
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