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3.38-A Woman of Affairs with Amanda Kusek


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Today's episode is my conversation about the 1928 film A Woman of Affairs. My friend Amanda Kusek from the The 90-Minute Movie newsletter joins me to discuss the film and we talk about a complex web of love triangles, the expressive, over-the-top performance of Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. as Jeffry, and whether or not the source material truly was as scandalous as history has made it out to be.

You can watch A Woman of Affairs on YouTube or purchase a copy for your collection and be sure to check out Amanda's newsletter.

Other films mentioned in this episode include:

  • "Steamboat Willie" directed by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks
  • Tempest directed by Sam Taylor
  • The Patriot directed by Ernst Lubitsch
  • Wonder of Women directed by Clarence Brown
  • Madame X directed by Lionel Barrymore
  • The Count of Monte Cristo directed by Tom Persons and Francis Boggs

Other referenced topics:

  • The Green Hat (novel) by Michael Arlen (also available on Project Gutenberg)
  • An American in Paris by George Gerswhin
  • The Great Gatsby (novel) by F. Scott Fitzgerald
  • Variety review of A Woman of Affairs
  • New York Times review of A Woman of Affairs
  • A Woman of Affairs on silentsaregolden.com
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The Oscar Project PodcastBy Jonathan Ytreberg