018 - THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE

Welcome to The Criterion Connection, a podcast about The Criterion Collection. On this episode, McKenzie (she/her) & Ian (they/them) discuss SPINE #803, THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE (1962)! We discuss this film in relation to our last film, DR. STRANGELOVE, the taught direction of Frankenheimer, the political nature of the film, as well as the performances of Lansbury, Sinatra, and company. Other topics include: Ian checked out CANE RIVER (1982) recommneded by our friend Robert on the show last week, McKenzie vacated her watchlist and also checked in with THE ARCHERS by watching THE LIFE & DEATH OF COLONEL BLIMB (1943), and we still wanna hear what you are getting at the B&N 50% OFF SALE - let us know by sending us an email now!

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Chapters

(00:00:00) Intro

(00:01:12) What We’ve Been Watching

(00:15:40) B&N SALE - We Want to Hear From You!

(00:17:30) THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE

(00:56:50) Connections

(01:04:40) Final Thoughts

(01:08:17) Next Week

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