Lindsay Pugh joins hosts Alex Heeney and Orla Smith for a discussion of two rom-coms about unwanted pregnancies, Ninjababy and Obvious Child.
On this episode:
- Joachim Trier ebook (1:23)
- Related episodes (2:55)
- Why we are talking about these films (7:30)
- Obvious Child (11:40)
- The rom-com landscape of 2014 (16:59)
- Obvious Child's depiction of women's bodies (18:02)
- How has Obvious Child aged? (26:55)
- Ninjababy (36:53)
- The men of Ninjababy (54:08)
- The caveats of Ninjababy (1:07:49)
- Conclusion (1:17:11)
Show notes
- Read Alex's 2014 review of Obvious Child
- Read Lindsay's interview with Saint Frances director Alex Thompson and writer-star Kelly O'Sullivan
- Read Orla's interview with Ninjababy writer-director Yngvild Sve Flikke and actress Kristine Kujath Thorp
- See our 50 favourite films of the 2010s.
- Sign up for updates on the first book to ever be published on the films of Norwegian filmmaker Joachim Trier
Related episodes:
- Ep. 36: Abortion on screen and Never Rarely Sometimes Always
- Ep. 54: Kris Rey's thirtysomethings: I Used to Go Here and Unexpected
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