Welcome to our first holiday themed Substantive Cinema show!
Written and Directed by Greta Gerwig
Starring: Saoirse Ronan, Emma Watson, Florence Pugh, Eliza Scanlen, Laura Dern, Timothée Chalamet, Tracy Letts, Bob Odenkirk, James Norton, Louis Garrel, and Meryl Streep.
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We are happy to be joined on this episode by Alissa Wilkinson. Alissa is a film critic at Vox, a professor at The King's College in NYC, and half of the podcast Young Adult Movie Ministry. Join us as we discuss: Alissa's history with Louisa May Alcott's beloved novel, how Greta Gerwig was the perfect person to adapt the next film adaptation, why some stories don't need updating, the staggeringly talented cast that was put together for this version, the challenges women have faced in life then and now, and more!
Shoutouts:
Movies- Ma Rainey's Black Bottom & Mayor (Documentary)
Book- A Children's Bible by Lydia Millet
Alissa's review of Little Women
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