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Podcast: Films for Today
Episode: Blow-ins, Bravado & Beliefs - 'Straw Dogs' (1971), 'Wake in Fright' (1971) & 'The Wicker Man' (1973)
Description: How should outsiders behave in new and confronting circumstances? What happens when we follow the dominant mob? What is at the core of societal tension? Following on from discussions about the darker sides of masculinity, this week's episode focuses on a sub-genre of films from the early seventies that explored the friction between outsiders and communities with established traditions.Â
The Films:
'Straw Dogs' (1971) directed by Sam Peckinpah
'Wake in Fright' (1971) directed by Ted Kotcheff
'The Wicker Man' (1973) directed by Robin Hardy
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