S5E04b - The Shop Around the Corner [1940] with Whit Stillman and Jose Arroyo

S1E00: A Brief History of Modern Germany with Lauren Faulkner Rossi: We begin our journey into the filmography of Ernst Lubitsch with a bit of scene-setting, as Simon Fraser University assistant professor Lauren Rossi joins us to discuss the history of Weimar Germany. Our discussion is wide-ranging, beginning with the... by How Would Lubitsch Do It?

92 min listen

S1E02 - Shoe Palace Pinkus with Dara Jaffe: The journey through Lubitsch’s catalogue continues with SHOE PALACE PINKUS, a short comedy about Sally Pinkus (Lubitsch), a gregarious footwear entrepreneur. Academy Museum of Motion Pictures Assistant Curator Dara Jaffe joins us to discuss the contr... by How Would Lubitsch Do It?

66 min listen

How Would Lubitsch Do It? - A Trailer: It's here! 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 ... by How Would Lubitsch Do It?

2 min listen

S1E01 - When I Was Dead (aka Where Is My Treasure) [1916] w/ Will Ross: We begin at a film that doesn’t actually represent much of a beginning: Lubitsch’s first shorts remain lost, which leaves us with WHEN I WAS DEAD, also known as WHERE IS MY TREASURE. Film Formally co-host Will Ross joins us as we discuss Lubitsch’s e... by How Would Lubitsch Do It?

51 min listen

S2E00 - Early Film Lighting with Luci Marzola: We’re back, as season two commences! As is now tradition, we start our season with a discussion intended to provide some context. In this episode, film and media historian Luci Marzola and I discuss early Hollywood lighting, the role of cinematograph... by How Would Lubitsch Do It?

68 min listen

S1E06 - Carmen [1918] with Jose Arroyo: Warwick University associate professor Jose Arroyo joins us to discuss Lubitsch’s 1918 adaptation of Prosper Mérimée’s CARMEN. A drastic scaling-up in production scale and ambition, the film serves as a jumping-off point for our discussions about the... by How Would Lubitsch Do It?

48 min listen

S2E08 - The Loves of the Pharaoh [1922] with Kristin Thompson: Film academic, Egyptologist, all-around legend Kristin Thompson joins us to discuss THE LOVES OF THE PHARAOH! We cover the ‘Egyptomania’ craze that swept the western world in the early 20th century, the film’s anachronism, the possible historical ins... by How Would Lubitsch Do It?

42 min listen

S2E02 - The Doll [1919] with Tim Brayton: Critic and friend of the show Tim Brayton returns to discuss Lubitsch’s lo-fi comic masterpiece THE DOLL. Much enthusiasm for this completely iconoclastic curio of a film is shared as we discuss the nature of artifice, history’s least-convincing fake... by How Would Lubitsch Do It?

46 min listen

S1E07 - Meyer From Berlin [1919] with Fran Hoepfner: Writer and critic Fran Hoepfner joins us to discuss MEYER FROM BERLIN, Ernst Lubitsch’s only certified Adam Sandler-style vacation comedy. This lightweight comedy of class is a jumping-off point for discussions about silent film form, comedic modes a... by How Would Lubitsch Do It?

45 min listen

S1E04 - I Don’t Want to Be a Man [1918] with Peter Labuza: International Cinematographer’s Guild Researcher, academic, and former guest Peter Labuza joins us to discuss I DON’T WANT TO BE A MAN, Lubitsch’s 1918 gender-defying farce featuring the great Ossi Oswalda as a young woman who decides to spend a da... by How Would Lubitsch Do It?

59 min listen

S2E06 - Anna Boleyn [1920] with Paul Cuff: Film academic Paul Cuff joins us to discuss ANNA BOLEYN, Lubitsch’s second grand historical biopic about European royalty. We discuss Lubitsch’s career directory, the uses and misuses of Emil Jannings and Henny Porten, Weimar-era production design ... by How Would Lubitsch Do It?

40 min listen

S1E08 - The Oyster Princess [1919] with Bram Ruiter: Season One draws to a close in maximalist style as experimental filmmaker Bram Ruiter us for a particularly exuberant episode in which we discuss Lubitsch’s grand Ruritanian comic epic THE OYSTER PRINCESS. Our discussion is wide-ranging and a little ... by How Would Lubitsch Do It?

52 min listen

S2E01 - Madame DuBarry [1919] with Jaime Rebanal: Critic Jaime Rebanal joins us to discuss MADAME DUBARRY, Lubitsch’s highly celebrated international breakthrough. What are we to make of it aesthetically circa 2023? How do we interface with 104-year-old blockbusters? Are biopics inherently broken? W... by How Would Lubitsch Do It?

54 min listen

S1E05 - The Eyes of the Mummy Ma [1918] with Tim Brayton: Film critic, podcaster, PHD candidate at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and former guest Tim Brayton joins us to discuss THE EYES OF THE MUMMY MA, Lubitsch’s oldest surviving drama. In this episode, we discuss the momentous arrival of Emil Jann... by How Would Lubitsch Do It?

45 min listen

S3E01 - Rosita [1923] with Tim Brayton: Critic and friend of the show Tim Brayton returns to discuss Lubitsch’s first American silent film, ROSITA. We discuss Lubitsch’s artistic evolution upon leaving Berlin and entering Hollywood, his struggles with Merry Pickford, the film’s recent ... by How Would Lubitsch Do It?

52 min listen

S1E03 - The Merry Jail with Matt Severson: Margaret Herrick Library Director Matt Severson joins us to discuss THE MERRY JAIL, Lubitsch’s first operetta adaptation. It’s a big step forward towards the recognizable comedy of manners that would become Lubitsch’s trademark, and a great jumping o... by How Would Lubitsch Do It?

50 min listen

S3E00 - A History of Early Hollywood with Peter Labuza: We’re back, and Ernst Lubitsch is now in Hollywood! It’s been an exciting time for the podcast: we’ve traveled around the world or, more specifically, to Los Angeles and New York City, to record the next few seasons. We begin at the Margaret ... by How Would Lubitsch Do It?

71 min listen

S2E04 - Romeo and Juliet in the Snow [1920] with Maddie Whittle: Film writer and programmer Maddie Whittle joins us to discuss ROMEO AND JULIET IN THE SNOW, Lubitsch’s other 1920 comic riff on William Shakespeare. We discuss shocking adaptational genre shifts, dunking jokes, Lubitsch’s habit of shooting location e... by How Would Lubitsch Do It?

39 min listen

S2E07 - The Wildcat [1921] with Bram Ruiter and Will Ross by How Would Lubitsch Do It?

48 min listen

S2E03 - Kohlheisel’s Daughters [1920] with David Cairns: Filmmaker, critic, and academic David Cairns joins us to discuss KOHLHEISEL’S DAUGHTERS, Lubitsch’s Bavarian comic riff on Shakespeare’s ‘The Taming of the Shrew’. We delve into the difficulties of adapting one of the English canon’s most infamously ... by How Would Lubitsch Do It?

51 min listen

S2E06.5 - Napoléon vu par Abel Gance [1927] with Paul Cuff: Surprise! Paul Cuff returns to discuss something completely different: Abel Gance’s 1927 epic NAPOLEON! We discuss our shared love of the film, our first experiences watching it, Abel Gance’s subsequent career, and the history of the film’s restorati... by How Would Lubitsch Do It?

49 min listen

S2E09 - The Flame [1923] with Stefan Drössler: For our season finale, we’re excited to welcome Munich Film Museum director Stefan Drössler to discuss the (mostly) lost film THE FLAME. Stefan was responsible for the reconstructions of both THE FLAME and THE LOVES OF THE PHARAOH, and shares his ins... by How Would Lubitsch Do It?

69 min listen

S3E05 - Lady Windermere’s Fan (1925) with Dave Kehr: Legendary critic and Museum of Modern Art film curator Dave Kehr joins us to discuss LADY WINDERMERE’S FAN and the MOMA’s restorations of it and three more of this season’s films*. We discuss all the elements of the restoration process: scans, ti... by How Would Lubitsch Do It?

56 min listen

S2E05 - This is Not a Sumurun [1920] Episode: Instead of discussing SUMURUN, Devan will discuss the podcast and answer some of your questions. We’re starting a discord! Check it out here: https://discord.gg/jJFvB5tk NEXT WEEK: Film academic Paul Cuff joins us to discuss ANNA BOLEYN, Lubitsch’s s... by How Would Lubitsch Do It?

19 min listen

S3E03 - Three Women [1924] with James Penco: James Penco joins us to discuss THREE WOMEN, Lubitsch’s 1924 melodramedy*. We discuss Lubitsch’s use of objects as a proxy for characters, the film’s sometimes-baffling tonal decisions, the preservation state of Lubitsch’s American silents, the wi... by How Would Lubitsch Do It?

38 min listen

S3E01.5 - Charlie Chaplin’s ’A Woman of Paris’ [1923] with Margaret “Molly” Rasberry: Margaret "Molly" Rasberry joins us to for a special side episode Charlie Chaplin’s A WOMAN OF PARIS: A DRAMA OF FATE, a key influence on Ernst Lubitsch going forward. We discuss Chaplin’s political leanings, the luminous Adolphe Menjou, the storie... by How Would Lubitsch Do It?

50 min listen

S3E04 - Forbidden Paradise (1924) with Will Ross: Returning guest Will Ross joins us to discuss FORBIDDEN PARADISE. We cover Lubitsch’s use of blocking, cutting, and production design for thematic purposes, anachronistic automobiles, slanderous Catharine the Great biopics, the film’s abstract pol... by How Would Lubitsch Do It?

59 min listen

S3E06 - So This is Paris (1926) with Julia Sirmons: Julia Sirmons joins us to discuss SO THIS IS PARIS, Lubitsch’s 1926 sex farce and pseudo-remake of THE MERRY JAIL. We cover the ways that Lubitsch treats feminine desire and fantasies, the film’s slightly tenuous connection to its titular locatio... by How Would Lubitsch Do It?

51 min listen

S3E02 - The Marriage Circle [1924] with Sarah Shachat: Sarah Shachat joins us on-location in New York City to discuss THE MARRIAGE CIRCLE.. We mull over the evolution this film represents in Lubitsch’s tone, the strange pairing of Ernst Lubitsch and the Warner Brothers, the luminous Adolphe Menjou, Lu... by How Would Lubitsch Do It?

50 min listen

S3E07 - The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg (1927) with David Neary: Whitney Museum digital asset manager and restorationist David Neary joins us to discuss THE STUDENT PRINCE IN OLD HEIDELBERG. We discuss all things film preservation, including photochemical and digital restoration processes, stochastic film rest... by How Would Lubitsch Do It?

54 min listen

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S5E04b - The Shop Around the Corner [1940] with Whit Stillman and Jose Arroyo

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