Episode 117: "Valerie" (1969)

About this episode

Ryan Barnett returns to discuss his projects and the film 'Valérie' (1969).

In this episode, Ryan Barnett returns to discuss his latest projects with host Andrew Hunter Scholey. They include his recent series "Story Girl" about beloved author Lucy Maud Montgomery, and his upcoming series about another beloved Canadian, John Candy. They then move into discussing a film that Ryan suggested, the Quebec "Maple Syrup Porno" film, "Valérie" (1969). What is that genre of film anyways? Why does this film exist? Is this film any good? And is this film actually one of the most...

People in this episode

Host: Andrew Hunter Scholey

Guest: Ryan Barnett

Topics covered

• film
• Canadian cinema
• television series

Keywords

• Lucy Maud Montgomery
• John Candy
• Maple Syrup Porno

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Story Girl, Valérie

Books & works: Valerie, Story Girl, Maple Syrup Porno, Valérie

Places: Quebec

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