{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/8a257350-1687-4883-9a3f-04a262d6cded/67ff79d747809c35bd3d722c?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Nina Menkes on BRAINWASHED: SEX-CAMERA-POWER and Jenny Seagrove on LOCAL HERO ","description":"<p>This episode of <em>Kermode on Film</em> was recorded live at the BFI Southbank on 15 May 2023, marking the 80th edition of MK3D.</p><p><br></p><p>In Part 1 of the show, Mark is joined by acclaimed filmmaker <strong>Nina Menkes</strong>, who discusses her provocative documentary BRAINWASHED: SEX-CAMERA-POWER exploring the male gaze in cinema and its real-world impact. Nina also shares her unexpected guilty pleasure – THE EXORCIST– and explains why she sees it as a feminist film.</p><p><br></p><p>Mark also speaks to actress Jenny Seagrove about the heart-warming film LOCAL HERO, which returned to select UK cinemas to celebrate its 40th anniversary in 2023.</p><p><br></p><p>Sit back and enjoy Part 1 of this MK3D show, recorded live at the BFI Southbank.</p><p><br></p><p>Thanks for listening!</p><p><br></p><p>People mentioned in this episode:</p><p>Nina Menkes</p><p>Sanjeev Bhaskar</p><p>William Friedkin</p><p>Elizabeth Taylor</p><p>Richard Burton</p><p>Francis Ford Coppola</p><p>Jenny Seagrove</p><p>Celia Johnson</p><p>David Lean</p><p>Little Richard</p><p><br></p><p>Films, plays and TV series mentioned in this episode:</p><p>Brainwashed: Sex-Camera-Power</p><p>The Exorcist</p><p>Unforgotten</p><p>Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf</p><p>The Offer</p><p>Local Hero</p><p>The Guardian</p><p>The Exorcist (Stage Play)</p><p>Brief Encounter</p><p>The Girl Can’t Help It</p><p>Little Richard: I Am Everything</p><p>Little Richard: The King and Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>———————</p><p><br></p><p>The opening title sequence of Kermode on Film uses quotes from:</p><p><br></p><p>- Mary Poppins, directed by Robert Stevenson and distributed by Walt Disney Motion Pictures – quote featuring Julie Andrews.</p><p><br></p><p>- Nope, written, directed and produced by Jordan Peele, and distributed by Universal Studios – quote featuring Keke Palmer.</p><p><br></p><p>- Withnail &amp; I, written and directed by Bruce Robinson, and distributed by HandMade Films – quote featuring Richard E Grant.</p><p><br></p><p>- The Exorcist, written by William Peter Blatty and directed by William Friedkin, distributed by Warner Brothers – quote featuring Ellen Burstyn and Linda Blair.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>We love these films. We urge you to seek them out, and watch them, again and again.</p><p><br></p><p>They are masterpieces!</p><p><br></p><p>Kermode on Film is an HLA Agency production.</p><p><br></p><p>Cover photo by Julie Edwards.</p><p><br></p><p>This episode was edited by Alex Archbold Jones.</p><p><br></p><p>© Copyright HLA Agency</p>","author_name":"Mark Kermode"}