{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/62e06099a16d940014076400/69d02b49d2e95f5131f11d31?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Mother Mary: big swing cinema and its place in art","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/62e06099a16d940014076400/1778972837415-605f45d3-6987-4115-98d0-7b1b553c1fda.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Freelance critic and filmmaker Andrew Fraser joins Popcorn Podcast to talk David Lowrey's Mother Mary. Long-buried wounds rise to the surface when iconic pop star Mother Mary (Anne Hathaway) reunites with her estranged best friend and former costume designer, Sam Anselm (Michaela Coel), on the eve of her comeback performance. Tim and Andrew interrogate the film at a cellular level, uncovering the many layers behind the two-hander between an artist in crisis and her creative collaborator. Does the film stick the landing as it juggles allegorical messages, healing deep wounds and a ghost story that connects it all? From the identity of a pop star to the films Gothic aesthetic, Tim and Andrew unpack it all.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>More Popcorn: </strong></p><p><br></p><ul><li><a href=\"https://popcornpodcast.com/episodes/parker-finn-interview-smile-2?rq=smile%202\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Parker Finn joins Popcorn Podcast to talk Smile 2</a></li><li><a href=\"https://popcornpodcast.com/episodes/tar?rq=ghost\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Popcorn Podcast takes Todd Field's <em>Tár</em> to task</a></li></ul>","author_name":"Leigh Livingstone and Tim Iffland"}