Agnieszka Smoczyńska on 'Ponyo,' 'Kill Bill' and More

Feeling Seen

Polish film director Agnieszka Smoczyńska has fascinated audiences with films like The Lure and Fugue. Now, her first English-language film is in theaters. Silent Twins tells the true story of the Gibbons twins, with a style that sets harsh reality and the beauty (and power) of imagination in contrast. So perhaps it’s no surprise that stories of fantastic heroines on fanstastic journeys has long enchanted Aga. In this episode, she talks with Jordan about her own work and life, and goes on a whirlwind tour through movies as different as Pippi Longstocking, Three Colors: Blue, The Silence of the Lambs, and Nomadland.  

Then, Jordan has one quick thing you’ll want to stick around for.

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With Jordan Crucchiola and Agnieszka Smoczyńska

Budding cinephiles: Here's a list of movies and filmmakers from today's episode...

Pippi Longstocking (1969, 1988)
Ponyo (2008)
Breathless (1960)
Blue (1994)
Nomadland (2020)
Kill Bill Vol 1/Vol 2 (2003/2004)
Only Lovers Left Alive (2013)
The Silent Twins (2022)
The Lure (2015)
Fugue (2018)
The Silence of the Lambs  (1991)
La Strada (1954)
Jackie Brown (1997)
Boyhood (2014)
Suspiria (2018)
Titane (2021)
Ingmar Bergman
Michelangelo Antonioni

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2022-09-22 53 min

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