Ep. 109 Surviving Desire

“The trouble with us Americans is that we all want a tragedy with a
happy ending.” Sophie won't tell anyone she's sleeping with her
professor. He's young, handsome, and passionate - perfect for
Sophie, who just wants to write about love. When they hook up, he
drops everything and her notebook begins to fill with poetry. But
while he's head-over-heels, she's about to write two important
words: The End. We're joined by Pink Smoke 3rd mic Marcus Pinn (of
Pinnland Empire) to discuss Hal Hartley's brilliant film Surviving
Desire! The conversation looks at Hartley's vanishing place in the
American film canon, why it's more important to repeatedly read a
single paragraph from The Brothers Karamazov than to know
Dostoevsky's biographical details, and the disappearance of the
independent cinema landscape in which Hartley's work flourished.
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twitter.com/cfunderburg Intro music: Unleash the Bastards / “Tea
for Two” Outro music: Marcus Pinn / “Vegas"