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Originally published in April of 2016, Zach Betonte and Gary Sargenson discuss D.W. Griffith’s iconic melodrama, “Way Down East” originally released in 1920. The two debate the merits of Griffith’s cinematic legacy, how class relations are explored within melodrama and whether the film exists within a temporal or secular imaginary.</div>

Originally published in April of 2016, Zach Betonte and Gary Sargenson discuss D.W. Griffith’s iconic melodrama, “Way Down East” originally released in 1920. The two debate the merits of Griffith’s cinematic legacy, how class relations are explored within melodrama and whether the film exists within a temporal or secular imaginary.


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Originally published in April of 2016, Zach Betonte and Gary Sargenson discuss D.W. Griffith’s iconic&nbsp;melodrama, “Way Down East” originally released in 1920. The two debate the merits of Griffith’s&nbsp;cinematic legacy, how class relations are explored within melodrama and whether the film exists within a&nbsp;temporal or secular imaginary.

Episode #93 - Way Down East

Film Jive adopts an informal, autodidactic approach in considering the interdisciplinary aspects of cinema, and more specifically, its relation to philosophy, literature, music, and politics. Through this path of inquiry, the show attempts to generate discussion and sonic experiences which imagine new forms of cinema and continue to locate linkages between seemingly disparate threads of cinematic thinking.

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