HAPPY BIRTHDAY, NATALIE PORTMAN! Welcome to the conclusion of our extra special Natalie Portman birth-week extravaganza and our celebration of Natalie Portman's actual birthday! Listen as host Kyla and frequent contributor Denise (AKA Kyla's mom) discuss Natalie Portman's feature-length directorial debut: A Tale of Love and Darkness. What does this film communicate about the notions of compassion, truthfulness and guilt? How do the influences of directors Portman has worked with in the past impact this film? Is there any symmetry between Portman's work as a performer and her work as a director? Tune in to hear answers to these questions and many more!

Link to Vanity Fair article on Portman: https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2018/10/natalie-portman-cover-story