Wigs and Candles

Episode 4-The Wonder

April 18, 2023 ANDREINA ROMERo and GABRIELA MÖRKEN-ROMERO Season 3 Episode 4
Episode 4-The Wonder
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Wigs and Candles
Episode 4-The Wonder
Apr 18, 2023 Season 3 Episode 4
ANDREINA ROMERo and GABRIELA MÖRKEN-ROMERO

In this episode, Gaby and Andreina discuss the 2022 Netflix movie The Wonder, based on the novel of the same name by Irish-Canadian writer Emma Donoghue. 
The movie, starring the brilliant Florence Pugh as a 19th-century nurse charged with observing a so-called “ fasting girl” in a rural town in Ireland in 1862, pushes against the limits of the period film genre and opens up conversations about science, religion, faith, and belief.  Joins us as we walk through this mysterious and fascinating film. 

***Spoiler alert! While reviewing this show we go through key scenes and may reveal the ending, so be warned of spoilers!***

Sources & further readings:

The Wonder IMDB Page
Interview with Florence Pugh and Sebastian Lelio
Film review on The New YorkTimes
Interview with Emma Donoghue

Show Notes

In this episode, Gaby and Andreina discuss the 2022 Netflix movie The Wonder, based on the novel of the same name by Irish-Canadian writer Emma Donoghue. 
The movie, starring the brilliant Florence Pugh as a 19th-century nurse charged with observing a so-called “ fasting girl” in a rural town in Ireland in 1862, pushes against the limits of the period film genre and opens up conversations about science, religion, faith, and belief.  Joins us as we walk through this mysterious and fascinating film. 

***Spoiler alert! While reviewing this show we go through key scenes and may reveal the ending, so be warned of spoilers!***

Sources & further readings:

The Wonder IMDB Page
Interview with Florence Pugh and Sebastian Lelio
Film review on The New YorkTimes
Interview with Emma Donoghue