The Eclipse Viewer - Episode 10 - The Delirious Fictions of William Klein

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This podcast focuses on Criterion’s Eclipse Series of DVDs. Hosts David Blakeslee and Trevor Berrett give an overview of each box and offer their perspectives on the unique treasures they find inside. In this episode, David and Trevor talk about The Delirious Fictions of William Klein, three features shot in the 1960s and 70s by the celebrated and influential fashion photographer.

About the films:

William Klein’s explosive New York street photography made him one of the most heralded artists of the sixties. An American expatriate in Paris, Klein has also been making challenging cinema for more than forty years, yet with the exception of his acclaimed documentary Muhammad Ali, the Greatest, his film work is barely known in the United States. In his three fiction features—Who Are You, Polly Maggoo?, Mr. Freedom, and The Model Couple—he skewers the fashion industry, American empire, and governmental mind control with hilarious, cutting aplomb. Today Klein’s politically galvanizing social critiques seem even more acute than the works of the better-known New Wavers. These are colorful, surreal antidotes to all forms of social oppression.

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Timeline for the podcast:

Introduction/Background (00:00:01 – 00:18:00)

Who Are You, Polly Maggoo? (00:18:01 – 00:45:00)

Mr. Freedom (00:45:01 – 01:13:50)

The Model Couple (01:13:51 – 01:36:40)

Conclusion (01:36:41 – 01:47:28)

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