Listen "013: The Lighthouse (2019) discussion w/ James Basham"
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Andrew Sweatman and filmmaker James Basham spill the beans about Robert Eggers' latest film The Lighthouse. They talk about what the film has to say about isolation, toxic masculinity, power struggles and sexuality, and there's some spoiler talk in the last half--What does the ending of The Lighthouse mean? They also discuss the influence of Ingmar Bergman on this film and compare it with Robert Eggers' previous one, The VVitch.
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Trailer for James Basham's new film The Yankee
James Basham's short films on Vimeo
The Lighthouse on IMDB
The Lighthouse clip on YouTube
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Andrew Sweatman and filmmaker James Basham spill the beans about Robert Eggers' latest film The Lighthouse. They talk about what the film has to say about isolation, toxic masculinity, power struggles and sexuality, and there's some spoiler talk in the last half--What does the ending of The Lighthouse mean? They also discuss the influence of Ingmar Bergman on this film and compare it with Robert Eggers' previous one, The VVitch.
LINKS
Trailer for James Basham's new film The Yankee
James Basham's short films on Vimeo
The Lighthouse on IMDB
The Lighthouse clip on YouTube
CONNECT WITH US
Letterboxd (Andrew Sweatman)
Email us at [email protected]
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