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The Zone of Interest & Perfect Days: Why is mundanity powerful?

May 02, 2024 Groovy Movies Season 4 Episode 6
The Zone of Interest & Perfect Days: Why is mundanity powerful?
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The Zone of Interest & Perfect Days: Why is mundanity powerful?
May 02, 2024 Season 4 Episode 6
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This week we discuss the surprising common ground between Jonathan Glazer’s chilling examination of an Auschwitz commandant and his family, The Zone of Interest and Wim Wenders’ meandering meditation on life as a Tokyo Toilet cleaner, Perfect Days.

References
Interview with Jonathan Glazer on The Zone of Interest by David Canfield for Vanity Fair
The Making of The Zone of Interest
Wim Wenders interviewed about Perfect Days for Curzon
The Tokyo Toilet Project

Film Pharmacy
Chinatown (1974) dir. by Roman Polanski
Spoorloos (1990) dir. by George Sluizer
Thoroughbreds (2017) dir. by Cory Finley

Gimme Three - A Series For Cinephiles

Gimme Three is a love letter cinema. 3 films. 1 Theme. A hell of a lot of fun!

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This week we discuss the surprising common ground between Jonathan Glazer’s chilling examination of an Auschwitz commandant and his family, The Zone of Interest and Wim Wenders’ meandering meditation on life as a Tokyo Toilet cleaner, Perfect Days.

References
Interview with Jonathan Glazer on The Zone of Interest by David Canfield for Vanity Fair
The Making of The Zone of Interest
Wim Wenders interviewed about Perfect Days for Curzon
The Tokyo Toilet Project

Film Pharmacy
Chinatown (1974) dir. by Roman Polanski
Spoorloos (1990) dir. by George Sluizer
Thoroughbreds (2017) dir. by Cory Finley

Gimme Three - A Series For Cinephiles

Gimme Three is a love letter cinema. 3 films. 1 Theme. A hell of a lot of fun!

Listen on: Apple Podcasts   Spotify

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If you love what we do, please like, subscribe and leave a review!

Original music by James Brailsford
Logo design by Abby-Jo Sheldon

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