Episode Synopsis "Print to Screen: Du Maurier's Rebecca "
In this episode, hosts Vartika Rastogi and Sahej Marwah talk about Ben Wheatley's 2020 screen adaptation of Daphne Du Maurier's iconic gothic novel, Rebecca, starring Lily James, Armie Hammer, and Kristin Thomas. With one only having watched the movie while the other has read the book too, we discuss our impressions of the characters, aesthetics, politics, and use of the gothic in the movie, as well as how it holds up to its cinematic and literary predecessors.