Criterion Reflections – Episode 92 – Francesco Rosi’s The Mattei Affair and Lina Wertmüllers The Seduction of Mimi

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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. This fourth season of the podcast features conversations about movies that originally premiered in 1972 and were destined to eventually receive the Criterion imprimatur. In this episode, David is joined by Jason Beamish to discuss The Mattei Affair, directed by Francesco Rosi, and The Seduction of Mimi, directed by Lina Wertmüller.

Francesco Rosi

• The Criterion Collection
• The Criterion Channel
• Letterboxd
• Wikipedia
• Film Reference
• New York Times (obituary)

The Mattei Affair

• The Criterion Channel
• Letterboxd
• Wikipedia
• The Village Voice (1972)
• The Village Voice (1973)
• In The Picture
• Jonathan Rosenbaum

Enrico Mattei

• Wikipedia
• Arts and Culture (Google)
• ENI
• FEEM
• OVO

Lina Wertmüller

• The Criterion Collection
• The Criterion Channel
• Wikipedia
• Film Reference
• Cineaste
• Lenny
• New York Times
• Roger Ebert

The Seduction of Mimi

• Wikipedia
• Prime Video
• New York Times (1974)
• Battleship Pretension
• Every 70s Movie
• Mountain Express
• Slant

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