Criterion Reflections – Episode 45 – Pierre Etaix’s Land of Milk and Honey

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Criterion Reflections is David Blakeslee’s ongoing project to watch all of the films included in the Criterion Collection in chronological order of their original release. Each episode of this third season of the podcast features conversations with a variety of guests offering insights on movies that originally premiered in 1971 and were destined to eventually bear the Criterion imprint. In this episode, David is joined by Jordan Essoe and Meedo Taha to discuss Land of Milk and Honey, directed by Pierre Etaix.

Episode Links:

Pierre Etaix

• Criterion
• Janus Films (press notes)
• Wikipedia
• The New Yorker
• PopMatters
• Circopedia (focusing on Etaix’s work as a circus clown)
• The Guardian (obituary)

Land of Milk and Honey

• Criterion
• The Cinematheque
• The Cleveland Movie Blog
• Criterion Confessions
• Critics RoundUp
• DVDTalk
• New York Times

Land of Milk and Honey (Pierre Étaix, 1971) — Editing from Film Comment on Vimeo.

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