4.37-Laughter with Beth Lisogorsky

About this episode

The episode features a discussion about the 1930 film Laughter with guest Beth Lisogorsky, focusing on its complex relationships and ambiguous ending.

Send us Fan Mail Today's episode is my conversation about the 1930 film Laughter. I'm joined by Beth Lisogorsky who writes the You Need to Watch This newsletter, and we talk about the wild mess of relationships we see on screen, an ending that doesn't clearly wrap things up in a nice little bow, and the distinct lack of anything to truly laugh about in this film. You can watch Laughter on YouTube for free and be sure to check out Beth’s newsletter. Other films mentioned in this episode inc...

People in this episode

Host: Jonathan Ytreberg

Guest: Beth Lisogorsky

Topics covered

• 1930 film
• relationships
• film analysis
• ending ambiguity
• comedy

Keywords

• Laughter
• Beth Lisogorsky
• film analysis
• 1930 film
• comedy
• relationships
• ending

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: You Need to Watch This

Books & works: Laughter

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