The Princess Bride (feat. Shelby Turner)

2021-01-01

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CW: brief discussions of death/suicide in the context of the film. The discussions of suicide do not appear in the abridged, video version of this episode. Today I'm talking with Shelby Turner about The Princess Bride, an absolute classic! We cover all kinds of things including masculinity and gender roles, how costuming designates class, the nuances of the movie's framing device, and how cool it is that they filmed in an actual castle and threw a rat costume at Cary Elwes. Prefer a shorter,...

CW: brief discussions of death/suicide in the context of the film. The discussions of suicide do not appear in the abridged, video version of this episode.

Today I'm talking with Shelby Turner about The Princess Bride, an absolute classic! We cover all kinds of things including masculinity and gender roles, how costuming designates class, the nuances of the movie's framing device, and how cool it is that they filmed in an actual castle and threw a rat costume at Cary Elwes.

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