EPISODE 8: How Often Do You Think About The Roman Empire?

In this week’s episode, Neal and Lauren talk about chaotic spills, ancient art, and dream-like cinema. Neal recounts a history of personal injuries tied to performance days, while Lauren confesses to teaching through the heat of a frenzied classroom. After light-hearted banter, they dive deep into the aesthetics of lost art and surreal filmmaking.

Lauren talks about the history of Greek and Roman sculptures, uncovering the truth about their original painted surfaces and debunking the myth of "white marble perfection." Were these sculptures intentionally white, or did time (and a bit of scrubbing) erase their vibrant past? Neal breaks down Un Chien Andalou (1929), a short film directed by Luis Buñuel and co-written with Salvador Dalí, explaining its significance in avant-garde cinema, its use of dream logic, and how it influenced generations of filmmakers, including Tim Burton and David Lynch. Want to more? Listen and find out!

EPISODE 8 PROMPTS: Antiquity, 29, Gray

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Lauren's Topic:

The truth about Greek and Roman sculpture and art!

Neal's Topic:

Un Chien Andalou (1929) by Luis Buñuel

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He Likes to Chop Down Trees - Film School short Neal studied

Watch legend Robert Osbourne butcher the title of the film HERE

Recommendations:

Lauren: Visit a museum and check out this art and see how you feel now.

Neal: Check out these other great silent films influential to film...

Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927)

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)

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