Episode 736: In The Seats With....Eugène Green and 'The Tree of Knowledge'

03/11/2025 12 min Episodio 736
Episode 736: In The Seats With....Eugène Green and 'The Tree of Knowledge'

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Sometimes you just have to go back and sit in its shade....On this special episode we're playing a little bit of catch up and looking into a film that had it's World Premiere back at Fantastic Fest this year, it's time to sit under 'The Tree Of Knowledge'.It's the story of Gaspard (Rui Pedro Silva), a teenager from the suburbs of Lisbon, who falls into the hands of the Ogre, a man who has made a pact with the Devil. The Ogre uses the boy to attract tourists, whom he transforms into animals and then kills. Gaspard escapes with a donkey and a dog that he has grown fond of, and in an enchanted manor, he meets the spirit of Queen D. Maria I of Portugal. Meanwhile, enraged, the Ogre sets off in pursuit.I had the distinct pleasure of sitting down with filmmaker Eugène Green to talk about the origins of the story and so very much more....

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