On this wanderful (groan) episode of Oeuvre Busters, George and Liam discuss Barbara Loden's foundational film, Wanda, from the so-so year of 1970. Your podcast hosts also take a look at Loden's appearance on the Dick Cavett show of the same year and what turns out to be a rather awkward interview. Topics discussed in this episode: George's creaking chair; genre hopping; the necessary drug that is coffee; the proper way to eat pasta; and class politics in America. Also, we beg the Criterion collection to let us in the closet, because we love free shit.
Also, for more on Wanda, please take a look at these amazing essays on the film and on its legacy as a feminist classic: https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/5811-wanda-now-reflections-on-barbara-loden-s-feminist-masterpiece
Wanda is now available on the new Criterion channel for streaming, so check it out when you can!
Topics not discussed: the fascist radio broadcasts of American poet Ezra Pound, and how these radio appearances led to Pound being charged with treason at the end of World War 2.
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