"The White Ribbon" (2009, Dir: Michael Haneke) w/ Ryder C.
About this episode
The episode discusses Michael Haneke's film 'The White Ribbon' and its themes of societal dysfunction and childhood impact.
Third chair Ryder Canepa joins us to talk about "The White Ribbon," Michael Haneke's exporation of the world's worst town, the horrible adults who live there, and the ways their misery warps their children. Nazi origin story, anti-patriarchal tract, or something entirely more upsetting? We discuss. Check out the show on Letterboxd if you're into that thing . Matt is also on there . And we got a Bluesky going. Next episode: Undetirmined!
People in this episode
Hosts: Corbin Smith, Matt Ellis
Guest: Ryder
Topics covered
- film analysis
- Nazi origin story
- anti-patriarchy
- childhood trauma
- cinematic exploration
Keywords
- The White Ribbon
- Michael Haneke
- film review
- Nazi origin story
- childhood trauma
- anti-patriarchy
- cinema
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: The White Ribbon
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