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Listen To Lillian is a podcast about women and queerness in British cinema. Each episode I invite my guests to select a British film they think is interesting in its representation of female characters, or its approach to queer subject matter, to discuss. This podcast is part of my ongoing blog: listentolillian.substack.com.

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    • Mar 28, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
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    Blue Black Permanent and Orlando (1992) with So Mayer

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2023 92:57


    For this bumper episode, writer and programmer So Mayer brings to films with them onto the podcast - Margaret Tait's Blue Black Permanent and Sally Potter's Orlando, both released in 1992.

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    Pride & Prejudice (2005) with Clémence Rebourg

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2023 68:08


    A new dawn approaches for Listen to Lillian as we kick off a new season of the podcast with a wholesome discussion around Joe Wright's 2005 adaptation of Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen, featuring cultural programmer Clémence Rebourg.

    The Remains of the Day (1993) with Lizzie Mackarel

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2022 71:14


    For this episode of Listen to Lillian, Lizzie Mackarel joins me to discuss one of Merchant Ivory's masterpieces - The Remains of the Day, based on the Booker-winning novel by Kazuo Ishiguro.

    The Long Day Closes (1992) with Katie Duggan

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2022 78:19


    Film critic Katie Duggan joins me fora deep dive into the nuances of one of the greatest British films, The Long Day Closes (1992) directed by Terence Davies

    Notes On A Scandal (2006) with Mailí Ní Ghormáin

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2022 59:31


    For the second episode of season three, I talked to Mailí Ní Ghormáin about the 2006 drama Notes On A Scandal directed by Richard Eyre and based on the novel by Zoë Heller.

    Sense and Sensibility (1995) with Laura Venning

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2022 72:36


    Listen to Lillian returns for a third season with special guest Laura Venning who has chosen Ang Lee's 1995 adaptation of Sense and Sensibility., with an Oscar-winning screenplay by Emma Thompson. Join us for a wholesome chat while the weather outside is frightful!

    Alison De Vere's Animations with Ian Wang

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2021 76:57


    For this final episode of season two I talk to Ian Wang about Alison De Vere and her animated films, with a broader discussion of representation in the animation film industry.

    Under the Skin (1997) with Zoe Black

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2021 59:34


    For this episode of Listen to Lillian, filmmaker Zoe Black chooses Carine Adler's 1997 film Under the Skin starring Samantha Morton, featuring discussion of masturbation and fashion politics.

    Blue (1993) with Sophy Romvari

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2021 64:50


    Filmmaker Sophy Romvari chats to Lillian Crawford about Derek Jarman's final complete film - Blue.

    Caravaggio (1986) and Orlando (1992) with Madeleine Pulman-Jones

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2021 54:36


    Tilda Swinton's status as a queer icon was cemented by two remarkable films - Derek Jarman's Caravaggio and Sally Potter's Orlando - both of which are discussed on this episode of Listen to Lillian with Madeleine Pulman-Jones.

    Morvern Callar (2002) with Hannah Strong

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2021 70:19


    For this episode, Lillian Crawford chats to fellow Little White Lies writer Hannah Strong about Morvern Callar and all things Lynne Ramsay.

    Dracula (1958) with Ethan Lyon

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2021 62:12


    For the first episode of the second season of Listen to Lillian, Ethan Lyon brings Terence Fisher's 1958 adaptation of Dracula to Lillian Crawford's table.

    Riddles of the Sphinx (1977) and The Body Beautiful (1991) with Sarah Williams

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2021 54:44


    For the first double-feature and final episode of season one, Lillian Crawford talks to Sarah Williams about two extraordinary feminist gems - Laura Mulvey's 1977 video essay Riddles of the Sphinx and Ngozi Onwurah's 1991 short film The Body Beautiful.

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    The Hunger (1983) with Isabel Sandoval

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2021 53:17


    For this episode, Lillian Crawford speaks to film director Isabel Sandoval (Lingua Franca) about Tony Scott's 1983 vampire drama, The Hunger.

    Spice World (1997) with Linfa Kear

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2021 53:49


    If you wannabe our lover, you gotta listen to this latest episode with Linfa Kear and Lillian Crawford talking all things Spice Girls! Sadly, due to some recording difficulties, there is some disturbance towards the end.

    Penda's Fen (1974) with James Carrigy

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2021 54:55


    Join Lillian Crawford and her guest James Carrigy as they explore the hidden secrets of Alan Clarke's 1974 'Play for Today', Penda's Fen.

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    My Beautiful Laundrette (1985) with Leila Latif

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2021 56:21


    For this second episode Lillian Crawford and her guest, film critic Leila Latif, dissect representations of gender and queerness in Stephen Frears's 1985 drama, My Beautiful Laundrette.

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    Bend It Like Beckham (2002) with Tya Raikundalia

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2021 49:08


    For this first episode, Lillian Crawford chats with lawyer and film enthusiast Tya Raikundalia about Gurinder Chadha's Bend It Like Beckham (2002) and its representation of gender and queerness.

    Introducing Listen to Lillian!

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2021 2:14


    A short introduction about the format of the Listen to Lillian podcast.

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