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Podcast: Films for Today
Episode: High Art, Low Art - 'Sullivan's Travels' (1941), 'In Bruges' (2008) & 'Compartment Number 6' (2021)
Description: How should we view 'lowbrow' art? How should we approach conflicting views on artistic value? Is it useful for people to have differences in taste? Drawing on a number of themes raised in recent weeks, this week's episode challenges the highbrow/lowbrow dichotomy by examining cinematic depictions of filmmaking, architecture and archeology.Â
The Films:
'Sullivan's Travels' (1941) directed by Preston Sturges
'In Bruges' (2008) directed by Martin McDonagh
'Compartment Number 6' (2021) directed by Juho Kuosmanen
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