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This week's Lilli Palmer Acteurist Oeuvre-view sees Lilli in two small but crucial roles: Sebastian\xa0(1968), starring Dirk Bogarde as a Cold War cryptanalyst of divided political loyalties, and\xa0Oedipus Rex\xa0(1968), starring Christopher Plummer as Freud's favourite plaything of the gods. We discuss Cold War politics, the Swinging Sixties New Woman, free will, and the perils of adapting ancient Greek tragedy. And in our Fear and Moviegoing in Toronto segment, we briefly discuss the final Powell Pressburgers of TIFF cinematheque's retrospective,\xa0A Matter of Life and Death\xa0and Canadiana curiosity 49th Parallel, as well as Elise's first big-screen Cassavetes,\xa0A Woman Under the Influence, and how no one should ever have parties.\xa0

Time Codes:

0h 00m 30s:\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0 SEBASTIAN (1968) [dir. David Greene]

0h 23m 17s: \xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0 \xa0OEDIPUS THE KING (1968) [dir. Philip Saville]

0h 44m 11s:\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0 Fear and Moviegoing in Toronto: \xa0A Matter of Life and Death (1946) and 49th Parallel (1941) by Powell & Pressburger; A Woman Under the Influence (1974) by John Cassavetes

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* Listen to our guest episode on The Criterion Project \u2013 a discussion of Late Spring

* Marvel at our meticulously ridiculous Complete Viewing Schedule for the 2020s

* Intro Song: \u201cSunday\u201d by Jean Goldkette Orchestra with the Keller Sisters (courtesy of\xa0The Internet Archive)

* Read Elise\u2019s piece on Gangs of New York \u2013 \u201cMaking America Strange Again\u201d

* Check out Dave\u2019s Robert Benchley blog \u2013 an attempt to annotate and reflect upon as many of the master humorist\u2019s 2000+ pieces as he can locate \u2013 Benchley Data: A Wayward Annotation Project!\xa0

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