Mike Nichols Marathon 17 - Wit (teaser)

About this episode

The episode discusses the HBO movie 'Wit' and its themes related to life, death, and Mike Nichols's career.

In this episode of our ongoing Mike Nichols Marathon we are talking about the 2001 made-for-HBO movie titled Wit . Over the course of our conversation you will hear us talk about the circumstances that led to Mike Nichols moving to the small screen, how HBO spearheaded the shift in appreciation of made-for-TV productions and how a one-woman stage production was transcribe to the screen with the help of Emma Thompson who also starred in the movie. We also discuss the intricate design of the story that moves between different frames of discussion about life and death, Mike Nichols's desire to confront his own mortality and much more. We also spend a little time arguing whether Wit carries a deeper reading that both the filmmaker and the critics failed to find or if one of us is looking for patterns where there aren't any to be found. Tune in and enjoy! ⁠⁠⁠Subscribe to our patreon at patreon.com/uncutgemspod (3$/month)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and support us by gaining access to ALL of our exclusive podcasts, such as bonus tie-ins, themed retrospectives and director marathons! Hosts: Jakub Flasz & Randy Burrows ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Head over to our website…

People in this episode

Hosts: Jakub Flasz, Randy Burrows

Topics covered

• Mike Nichols
• Wit
• HBO
• made-for-TV movies
• life and death
• mortality

Keywords

• Mike Nichols
• Wit
• HBO
• Emma Thompson
• mortality
• made-for-TV
• film discussion

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: HBO

Books & works: Wit

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