14 episodes

Welcome to the most pretentious podcast on the planet! Join Faith, a pretentious cinephile, as she discusses various critical theories and interpretations of some of her favourite films (and goes off on a lot of tangents)… Is there anything she can’t analyse?!

Follow Faith on Letterboxd: https://boxd.it/2A0jj

The Film Doctor Faith Carolyn

    • TV & Film

Welcome to the most pretentious podcast on the planet! Join Faith, a pretentious cinephile, as she discusses various critical theories and interpretations of some of her favourite films (and goes off on a lot of tangents)… Is there anything she can’t analyse?!

Follow Faith on Letterboxd: https://boxd.it/2A0jj

    Annie Hall: Erotic? Neurotic? Or Erratic?

    Annie Hall: Erotic? Neurotic? Or Erratic?

    Are childhood experiences to blame for why we are the way we are? What’s Freud’s perspective on romance? And what exactly is an “Anti-romance?!” We’ll answer these questions, and many others, as we dig deeper into the psychosexuality of one of Faith’s favourite films!

    • 1 hr 30 min
    Philosophical Feminism for Beginners: A Beauvoirian Perspective on “Une Femme est une Femme” (1961)

    Philosophical Feminism for Beginners: A Beauvoirian Perspective on “Une Femme est une Femme” (1961)

    What does philosophy say about a woman’s place in society? Are we the “second sex” or are we just as capable as men? We’ll be answering these questions, and many others as we discuss “Une Femme est une Femme” and the French new wave movement’s relevance to the theories of Simone de Beauvoir.

    • 31 min
    Perceptions, Personas, Parasocial Relationships, and Perfect Blue (1997)

    Perceptions, Personas, Parasocial Relationships, and Perfect Blue (1997)

    In this episode, we discuss delusion, loss of touch with reality, and the phenomena of perceiving in Satoshi Kon’s “Perfect Blue.” (Trigger warning: mentions of rape and suicide)

    • 26 min
    Mindf*cked With a Capital M: Postmodernism in Mulholland Drive (2001)

    Mindf*cked With a Capital M: Postmodernism in Mulholland Drive (2001)

    She’s back and even more pretentious than ever! In the Season 2 premiere, Faith discusses the postmodern elements in the essential film by her most favourite director.

    • 30 min
    The Ethics of Playing God: Psychological Manipulation in Atonement (2007)

    The Ethics of Playing God: Psychological Manipulation in Atonement (2007)

    To what extent is manipulation acceptable? What are our limits as human beings? And is upbringing to blame for one’s behaviour? We’ll be answering questions like these as we analyse the psychology, ethics, and philosophy of Joe Wright’s “Atonement” (Trigger warning: mention of rape)

    • 28 min
    “Attendre en Vain” Superstition and Mortality in Cléo from 5 to 7 (1962)

    “Attendre en Vain” Superstition and Mortality in Cléo from 5 to 7 (1962)

    Why do people still believe old superstitions? What are cognitive biases? Find out as we analyse Agnès Varda’s film about grandiosity and existentialism.

    • 26 min

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