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S5E03b - Charles Brackett, Billy Wilder, & Ninotchka [1939] with Donald Brackett

S5E03b - Charles Brackett, Billy Wilder, & Ninotchka [1939] with Donald Brackett

FromHow Would Lubitsch Do It?


S5E03b - Charles Brackett, Billy Wilder, & Ninotchka [1939] with Donald Brackett

FromHow Would Lubitsch Do It?

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Length:
51 minutes
Released:
May 28, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Author Donald Bracket joins us to discuss NINOTCHKA, and in particular the collaboration between the film’s two writers: Charles Brackett and Billy Wilder. We cover their tumultuous collaboration from their first films to its sordid ending with the masterpiece SUNSET BOULEVARD, as well as the development of the screenplay for NINOTCHKA.
Edited by Griffin Sheel.
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DOUBLE SOLITAIRE: The Films of Charles Brackett and Billy Wilder
by Donald Brackett
Released:
May 28, 2024
Format:
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HOW WOULD LUBITSCH DO IT? is a journey through the life and works of Ernst Lubitsch in chronological order, one film at a time. In this limited podcast series, host Devan Scott will facilitate a series of discussions about all 43 of Ernst Lubitsch’s surviving films, from Wo ist mein Schatz to Cluny Brown. Each episode will consist of a mix of historical background and a discussion with a rotating slate of guests - critics, academics, and filmmakers - about one of Lubitsch’s films.