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Podcast: Films for Today
Episode: Politics on the Plain - 'Sweet Home Alabama' (2002) d. Andy Tennant, 'Alcarrà s' (2022) d. Carla Simón & Sonia Castelo & 'Blazing Saddles' (1974) d. Mel Brooks
Description: Is the countryside instinctively alluring? What are the political and economic grievances of the modern farmer? Should our conception of rural culture be static or ever-changing? With the release of 'Alcarrà s', this week's episode focuses on the political philosophy of rural life through 3 distinct cinematic depictions.
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