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World Cinema History

The movies of Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Latin and South America (and an occasional North American movie we like) discussed by a panel of (mostly) American wankers. Season One focuses on cinema of The UK. Help us stay Advertising Free by giving a one-time tip or by joining the World Cinema History DVD Extras Club. Benefits include: * Bonus Episodes * Attending Live Recordings of the Show * Our Love and Appreciation * Whatever Else We Think of in The Future To join just go to

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01:42:56

WCH Pod: "Ikiru" (1952). D: Akira Kurosawa. Guest:...

World Cinema History ·

2025/11/20

Luke Higginson, who wrote, directed and edited "Relax I'm from the Future," joins Eric Trommater, Erin Brown, Audra Angelique and Jennifer Trujillo to unpack one of his favorite films by his favorite director Akira Kurosawa's "Ikiru." Check us out on YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠https://youtube.com/@worldcinehist?si=z8Yay0W0I-6APEZz ⁠⁠⁠ on Apple Podcasts: ⁠⁠⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/world-cinema-history/id1744483892 or Spotify:

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01:09:18

WCH Pod: "I Know Where I'm Going!" (1945). Directed...

World Cinema History ·

2025/11/14

Eric Trommater, Erin Brown and Jennifer Trujillo are joined from Bonnie Scotland by Leonard Hockerts from Understanding Movies. We look at Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger's romantic comedy "I Know Where I'm Going!" Set in the Hebrides Islands, of Scotland, and starring Wendy Hiller and Roger Livsey, the film was made during the last days of World War II. Check us out on YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠https://youtube.com/@worldcinehist?si=z8Yay0W0I-6APEZz ⁠⁠⁠ on Apple Podcasts:

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01:13:37

"Let the Right One In" (2008). Terror on Ice.

World Cinema History ·

2025/11/05

Eric Trommater, Erin Brown, Nicole de Meneses and Jennifer Trujillo end their month-long look at horror with Tomas Alfredson's (The Snowman and Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy) 2008 adaptation of John Ajvide Lindqvist's vampire novel "Let the Right One In," set in snowy Sweden. Later remade by Matt Reeves, the original drew a mixed reaction from Eric and Erin while Nicole and Jennifer found it a masterfully done work that mixed genuine scares with a queer romance and a coming of age story. Nicole De

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01:29:16

WCH Pod: "Near Dark," Katherine Bigalow (1987), and...

World Cinema History ·

2025/10/26

Eric Trommater and Erin Brown are joined by Jennifer Trujillo of The Gilbert Baker Film Festival and "Vampire Director" Nicole de Meneses to discuss one of Nicole's favorite films, "Near Dark" (1987). Coming on the heels of our month long look at women behind the camera, we got a chance to celebrate both Spooky-Season and Katherine Bigalow, the first woman to ever win an Academy Award for best director. Part Vampire film, part Western, part Romance, "Near Dark" stars Adrian Pasdar as Caleb Colton,

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01:06:23

WCH Pod: Carl Theodore Dreyer's "Vampyr," (1932)....

World Cinema History ·

2025/10/18

Consider leaving us a tip at KI-FI.com/worldcinemahistory Eric Trommater and Erin Brown are joined by Nicole de Meneses, who is currently making her own vampire film, and Jennifer Trujillo, who runs the Gilbert Baker Film Festival. At issue is Carl Theodore Dreyer's "Vampyr," a strange choice from the director of "The Passion of Joan of Arc," "Ordet" and "Day of Wrath." Opinions varied on the film but it was a fun discussion with a lot of respectful disagreement. Oh, and Taylor Swift somehow gets a

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01:23:57

WCH Pod: Agnes Varda's "Cleo from 5 to 7," edited to...

World Cinema History ·

2025/10/09

To support this podcast go to https://ko-fi.com/worldcinemahistoryA group called CPR Agency for MK2 had our original video pulled from YouTube for an alleged Copyright violation. They, most likely, mistook the video for the actual film. Just in case we re-edited the episode, taking out approximately one minute and seven seconds of sound clips from the film. Eric Trommater, Erin Brown and Sila Blume wrap up their month long look at great women behind the camera with Agnes Varda's classic look at 90

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01:00:00

Is "What We Do in the Shadows" a real Vampire Movie?

World Cinema History ·

2025/10/09

Help keep us Advertising Free. Donate at https://ko-fi.com/worldcinemahistory Special Guest Luke Higgenson, the writer and director of "Relax, I'm From the Future" (which starred Rhys Darby), joins Erin Brown and Eric Trommater to discuss Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi's 2014 Vampire Mockumentary "What We Do in the Shadows." First, though, Erin Brown tells of her meeting, the day before, with her favorite actor Rhys Darby! Darby also appears in this film as a werewolf (not a swear wolf) named

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00:24:06

Dr. Ernesto 'Todd' Mireles on "War of the Flea: Fight...

World Cinema History ·

2025/10/07

Thank you for listening to this bonus episode of World Cinema History. For more content like this join our DVD Extras Club at Ko-Fi.com/worldcinemahistory. This week's bonus episode centers on Dr. Ernesto Todd Mireles's "War of the Flea: Fight for Xicano Studies," a documentary film detailing the story of Chicano students who fought for a Xicano/Latino Studies program at Michigan State University. Dr. Mireles holds a PhD in American Studies from Michigan State University. He is the author of the

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01:47:10

Luis Buñuel's "L'Âge d'or (The Golden Age)," (1930)...

World Cinema History ·

2025/10/02

Help keep us advertising free. Go to https://ko-fi.com/worldcinemahistory and toss a buck or two in the tip jar.Eric Trommater and Sila Blume are joined by a special guest as they try and unpack Luis Buñuel's 1930 Surrealist masterpiece ""L'Âge d'or, (The Golden Age)." Dr. Ernesto "Todd" Mireles is an award-winning author, filmmaker, educator, and a lifelong activist and organizer in the Xicano movement. Most recently, he was a faculty member in Ethnic Studies at Northern Arizona University and

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01:25:04

"Cléo from 5 to 7," (1962). Agnes Varda, Femininity...

World Cinema History ·

2025/09/24

To support this podcast go to https://ko-fi.com/worldcinemahistoryEric Trommater, Erin Brown and Sila Blume wrap up their month long look at great women behind the camera with Agnes Varda's classic look at 90 minutes in the life of Cléo. Besides serving as a wonderful travelogue of 1960's Paris, the film serves as a haunting vision of the grip of death and the power of living. The film also features a short silent film featuring Jean Luc Goddard himself (in his signature dark sunglasses) as well as

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01:20:07

Feminism, Filmmaking and Lina Wermüller's "Seven...

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2025/09/17

Help Keep Us Free From Ads. ko-fi.com/worldcinemahistory Erin Brown and Eric Trommater continue their month long look at women behind the camera. This time it's director Lina Wermüller who, despite her name, is an Italian, and her 1975 black comedy "Seven Beauties." One of many films Wertmüller made with leading man Giancarlo Giannini, the film puts its hero, Pasqualino, through the wringer, including a long stay in Concentration Camp during The Second World War. After a loving parody of the film's

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00:38:55

DVD Extra. Three Queer Women on Fire: Nicole De...

World Cinema History ·

2025/09/11

Here's a free look at extra content you can receive by joining the World Cinema History DVD Extras Club.Benefits include:* Bonus Episodes Like This One* Attending Live Recordings of the Show* Our Love and Appreciation * Whatever Else We Think of in The Future * Having your name mispronounced on the podcast (sorry in advance)To join just go to https://ko-fi.com/worldcinemahistory and make a recurring monthly payment for any amount.A post script to our "Portrait of a Lady on Fire" episode. Nicole De

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01:18:18

"Portrait of a Lady on Fire" (2019) and The Female Gaze.

World Cinema History ·

2025/09/09

If you enjoy this program consider leaving us a tip at https://ko-fi.com/worldcinemahistory or, for more content, join our DVD Extras Club.Director Céline Sciamma's 18th century sapphic love story can be enjoyed simply for the beauty of it's images, the great performances by Noémie Merlant, Adèle Haenel and Luàna Bajrami, or as an all too human tale of love and loss. It was also seen as a great step forward in queer representation on screen and the ability of openly gay women to tell their own

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00:17:35

Free Preview: Join Our DVD Extras Club. Jeanne...

World Cinema History ·

2025/09/03

Here's a free look at extra content you can receive by joining the World Cinema History DVD Extras Club.Benefits include:* Bonus Episodes Like This One* Attending Live Recordings of the Show* Our Love and Appreciation * Whatever Else We Think of in The Future * Having your name mispronunced on the podcast (sorry in advance)To join just go to https://ko-fi.com/worldcinemahistoryand make a recurring monthly payment for as little as $1.00. Discussion this week includes: asking why no women directors

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01:44:49

2-18. Is "Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080...

World Cinema History ·

2025/09/03

Help us stay Advertising Free with a one time tip or by joining our DVD Extras Club.https://ko-fi.com/worldcinemahistory Eric Trommater, Erin Brown and Sila Blume discuss Chantel Ackerman's 1975 film "Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles." Named the Best Film of All Time in 2022 by Sight and Sound Magazine's poll of filmmakers, critics and influencers. The movie is a slow, methodical, look at three days in the life of a housewife played by Delphine Seyrig. We also took the opportunity

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01:19:04

2.17 "Bedrooms and Hallways," (1998) Dir: Rose Troche

World Cinema History ·

2025/07/01

Erin Brown and Eric Trommater continue their look at Queerness in Cinema with Rose Troche's 1998 comedy "Bedrooms and Hallways." The film stars: Kevin McKidd, Hugo Weaving, James Purefoy, Tom Hollander, Christopher Fulford, Julie Graham, Con O'Neill (ticking Erin's OFMD box), Paul Higgins, Jennifer Ehle, Harriet Walter and Simon Callow. Check us out on YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@WorldCineHist ⁠⁠⁠⁠ on Apple Podcasts: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...⁠⁠⁠⁠ or Spotify:

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01:03:06

2-16. "Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal...

World Cinema History ·

2025/06/23

Special guest host Nicole de Meneses a writer, director, and founder of Dark Rainbow Films, an independent production company specializing in bold, unapologetic LGBTQ+ stories through a genre lens.She chose "Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person (Vampire humaniste cherche suicidaire consentant)," from Quebec, Canada for Eric Trommater, Sila Blume and Erin Brown to discuss. Erin also talks about her new tattoo (see episode artwork). To support Rainbow Films latest Saphiric Vampire Film

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01:06:11

2-15. "China Is Near (La Cina è vicina)" (1967) Dir:...

World Cinema History ·

2025/06/16

We round off our trilogy of Italian comedies with Erin Brown and Eric Trommater' s discussion 1967 film focusing on class struggle within the Italian Socialist party.With cinematography Tonino Delli Colli, editing by Roberto Perpignani, and music by Ennio Morricone, it also serves as an early look at some of the filmmakers who would shape the next 50 years of international cinema. Check us out on YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@WorldCineHist ⁠⁠⁠⁠ on Apple Podcasts:

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01:19:22

S 2-14: "The Organizer" ("I compagni") (1963)

World Cinema History ·

2025/05/03

Eric Trommater, Sila Blume and Erin Brown discuss commedia all’italiana and Mario Monicelli's 1963 film "The Organizer." The film stars Marcello Mastroianni as a High School teacher turned labor organizer in Turin at the end of the 19th century. With a screenplay by Age & Scarpelli and cinematography by Giuseppe Rotunno the film should have been a classic in both Italian Comedy and Neo-Realism but instead was almost forgotten until a restored version appeared in 2012.Music

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01:04:18

2-13. Special Guest Luke Higginson, writer and...

World Cinema History ·

2025/04/22

Erin Brown and Eric Trommater host a discussion with Canadian filmmaker Luke Higginson about his 2022 Time-Travel Comedy "Relax, I'm From the Future." Joining them were WCH regular Sila Blume and content creator Just Me DashV. Dawn Fields and Hillary Marek also came along for the ride. Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGRXnWm3JiM The film stars: Rhys Darby as Casper, Gabrielle Graham as Holly, Janine Theriault as Doris, and Julian Richings as Percy.Music:

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