1945 - Staring Into The Abyss

About this episode

The episode discusses the impact of cinema in the post-war era, focusing on various films and storytelling techniques.

The war is over! Movies can go back to being the most important thing in the world! This episode we cover documentaries as evidence in the Nuremburg trials, post-fascist Italian neo-realism, noir drama, and non-linear storytelling! An "Oops, All Features" episode. You can watch along with our video version of the episode here on Youtube! [https://youtu.be/UjVY31m143c] You can check out our social media crap here: http://linktr.ee/1w1y And you can watch and form your own opinions from our 1945 Films Discussed playlist right here! [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbjWmIpd1WtrtilwHg94Dv-O8PiflEf6T] 00:04:20 - Nazi Concentration Camps 00:29:46 - Rome, Open City 00:48:20 - The Lost Weekend 01:06:42 - Mildred Pierce 01:25:23 - Brief Encounter See you next year!

People in this episode

Hosts: Cris Elie, Glen Covell

Topics covered

• post-war cinema
• documentaries
• Italian neo-realism
• noir drama
• non-linear storytelling

Keywords

• 1945
• Nazi Concentration Camps
• documentaries
• Italian neo-realism
• noir
• non-linear storytelling
• film analysis

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Rome, Open City, The Lost Weekend, Mildred Pierce, Brief Encounter

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