In this episode, we discuss Allan King’s A Married Couple, including King's approach to documentary, the film's use of crane shots, and whether Billy and Antoinette "perform" for the camera.

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Supplemental Material:

• The Criterion Collection's Eclipse Series 24: The Actuality Dramas of Allan King

• In Camera: Allan King

• Allan King Interview

• Antoinette on A Married Couple

• Eclipse Series 24: The Actuality Dramas of Allan King by Michael Koresky

• Michael Cera on A Married Couple (The Criterion Channel)

Additional Audio Sources:

• A Married Couple Trailer

• A Married Couple (The Criterion Channel Transfer)

• In Camera: Allan King

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In this episode, we discuss Payal Kapadia’s A Night of Knowing Nothing, including the film’s unconventional approach to documentary, the value of the film’s fictional elements, and the theme of impossible love.

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Supplemental Material:

• A Night of Knowing Nothing (The Criterion Channel Transfer)

• Meet the Filmmakers | Payal Kapadia

• Payal Kapadia on A Night of Knowing Nothing | NYFF59

• A Night of Knowing Nothing Q&A | DocPoint 2022

• Discussing A Night of Knowing Nothing | Payal Kapadia & Ranabir Das

• A Night of Knowing Nothing with Payal Kapadia | ICA

• A Night of Knowing Nothing Q&A | Quinzaine des Cinéastes

• Payal Kapadia on Documentary Trends & Filmmaking Tips | Film Critics Guild

• Watermelon, Fish and Half Ghost (2014) (Dir. Payal Kapadia)

• The Last Mango Before the Monsoon (2015) (Dir. Payal Kapadia)

• Afternoon Clouds (2017) (Dir. Payal Kapadia)

• And What Is the Summer Saying (2018) (Dir. Payal Kapadia)

• Between Day and Night (2021) (Dir. Payal Kapadia)

• What is India's caste system?

• What is India’s caste system? Is it contentious in U.S.?

• Cast System in India Today

Additional Audio Sources:

• A Night of Knowing Nothing (The Criterion Channel Transfer)

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In this episode, we discuss Kelly Reichardt’s Old Joy, including the differences between the film and the short story, how the film effectively establishes character, and how Reichardt and Sillen create disconnect through film grammar.

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Supplemental Material:

• The Criterion Collection's Old Joy Blu-ray

• Old Joy - Photographs by Justine Kurland & Fiction by Jonathan Raymond (Book)

• Old Joy: Northwest Passages by Ed Halter

• Kelly Reichardt: ‘My films are about people who don’t have a safety net’ (BFI Interview)

• Yorgos Lanthimos & Kelly Reichardt (Film Independent Interview)

• Kelly Reichardt: A Major Voice of Indie Cinema | The VICE Guide to Film

• Old Joy - Daniel London and Kelly Reichardt Interview

• Patton Oswalt Introduces OLD JOY (The Criterion Channel)

• Ode (1999) (Dir. Kelly Reichardt) (PASSWORD: benjamin)

• Travis (2004) (Dir. Kelly Reichardt)

• It Came from the Closet: Queer Reflections on Horror (Book)

Additional Audio Sources:

• Old Joy Trailer

• The Criterion Collection's Old Joy Blu-ray

• Daniel London and Will Oldham Conversation on The Criterion Collection's Blu-ray

• Kelly Reichardt Interview on The Criterion Collection's Blu-ray

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