Lass is More with Josh Lasser

Episode 32: Richard Levine of "Submission"


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When Richard Levine bought the rights to Francine Prose's "Blue Angel," there was no #MeToo movement.  There was no moment when he wrote the screenplay.  There was no movement when he filmed the movie. 

By the time the film's release rolled around, however, there was a movement.  So, this movie about a college professor, played by Stanley Tucci, making a bad decision with a student, played by Addison Timlin, has changed.  Or, at least, the way we see it has changed.

Levine talks to us about all that and more on this week's podcast, and just to give you whiplash, we throw in a bit of "Coco" as well.

 

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