#0081 - The Eight Mountains

22/10/2023 21 min Episodio 85
#0081 - The Eight Mountains

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Episode Synopsis

After some time swooning over the quality of choc tops at Palace Cinema Como, Baron and the Doc discus 'The Eight Mountains', by directors Felix van Groeningen and Charlotte Vandermeersch.
Shot from Doc's library in Melbourne after a few Negronis at the 2023 ST. ALi Italian Film Festival.
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0:00 - Intro
2:44 - First thoughts on The Eight Mountains
5:58 - Doc: A belated synopsis.
6:51 - A film about male friendship
7:52 - Doc: Great Expectations, by Charles Dickens
9:38 - Baron: Good Will Hunting, by Gus Van Sant
10:39 - Doc: Success, by Martin Amis
11:52 - Baron on personal stories
12:53 - Is the film too long? Should it have been in 4:3?
14:17 - Baron: Jeremiah Johnson, by Sydney Pollack
16:36 - Doc: Brokeback Mountain, by Ang Lee
17:57 - Doc: Moby Dick, by Herman Melville