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In Part 2 of our look at The German Sirk, the director discovers "cinematic values" with two unhinged melodramas that place a strong emphasis on music,\xa0Schlu\xdfakkord\xa0(Final Chord/Final Accord), from 1936, and\xa0La Habanera, from 1937. We dig into a couple of Sirk's complicated "villains"\xa0in these movies about extra-marital love\xa0triangles, and discuss\xa0La Habanera's\xa0Nazi propaganda overtones and the ways in which the film possibly subverts them. Then, in our Fear and Moviegoing in Toronto segment, we give our impressions of Alfred Hitchcock's deeply personal, disturbing, and bonkers\xa0Marnie, an old favourite of Elise's and new favourite of Dave's.\xa0

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Time Codes:

0h 1m 00s:\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0 THE FINAL CHORD (1936) aka THE FINAL ACCORD

0h 32m 51s:\xa0\xa0\xa0 CHEATED BY THE WIND (1937) aka LA HABANERA

0h 51m 49s:\xa0\xa0\xa0 Fear and Moviegoing in Toronto \u2013 Alfred Hitchcock\u2019s Marnie (1964)

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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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