Episode 14- The Graduate (1967)
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The groundbreaking Mike Nichols 'romantic comedy' (if it is that) from 1967, arguably the birth of the 'Easy Riders, Raging Bulls' period, sees Antony and the returning Jcrash covering another film starring Dustin Hoffman, with stellar support from Anne Bancroft and Katherine Ross. This is a multi-layered movie with a very interesting turn in the second half and layers of symbolism that we do our best to unpack Enjoy! 'Film Gold' is on all the main podcast platforms. Feedback to [email protected] Facebook page- https://www.facebook.com/filmgoldpod Twitter- @FilmGold75 Antony's website (blog, music, podcasts) https://www.antonyrotunno.com If you'd like to make a donation or get a monthly/yearly subscription across Antony's 3 podcasts, go to: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/antonyrotunno  show links Jcrash's music and film analysis channel https://www.youtube.com/user/Jcrashinthecar Film analyst and former 'Film Gold' guest Rob Ager's wonderful analysis of the film's opening  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rTSpHn_jhQY Further analysis of the film 50 years on https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zS-B-vLUIzo
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