Travelling back to the Golden Age, Alex and Jonathan take a look at one of the early masters of the budding film medium, Ernst Lubitsch, through his films Ninotchka (1939), The Shop Around the Corner (1940), To Be or Not to Be (1942), and Heaven Can Wait (1943). We discuss Lubitsch’s history as a German immigrant before WWII, the way he made films dealing with controversial subject matter during the Production Code, and the lasting influence of the Lubitsch Touch.
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Skip to: Ninotchka (13:55), The Shop Around the Corner (33:26), To Be or Not to Be (52:39), Heaven Can Wait (1:06:45), Overall (1:26:28), Coming Attractions (1:43:41)
Resources referenced in this episode:
- How Did Lubitsch Do It? by Joseph McBride
- Episode 96. Pickford’s Power: The First Queen of Hollywood
- Episode 106. Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan and Meg Ryan and Meg Ryan
- Alex on Twitter: @AlexGeringer
- Jonathan on Twitter: @JSSatchell
- Jason on Twitter: @TheBluejay1994
Coming Attractions – Cartoon Saloon
- The Secret of Kells (2009)
- Song of the Sea (2014)
- The Breadwinner (2017)
- Wolfwalkers (2020)
Intro/outro music by Mike Braudrick
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