Criterion Reflections – Episode 58 – Pierre Granier-Deferre’s The Widow Couderc

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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 Adam Spieckerman to discuss The Widow Couderc, directed by Pierre Granier-Deferre.

Episode Links:

Pierre Granier-Deferre

• Wikipedia
• Le Figaro (obituary)
• Variety (obituary)

The Widow Couderc

• The Criterion Channel
• Wikipedia
• New York Times (1974)
• Dennis Grunes
• Derek Winnert
• First Impressions
• Great Old Movies
• Le monde des Avengers
• The Spinning Image

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