Irma Vep, Persuasion, and Funny Girl - a podcast by Criticism Is Dead

from 2022-07-19T09:00

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We discuss Irma Vep and Persuasion, two adaptations whose necessity some have called into question.


02:23 Irma Vep, streaming on HBO Max, is a strange, fascinating creature, half intertextual wink and half showbiz dramedy.


19:01 Netflix’s adaptation of Persuasion may have kept Jane Austen’s plot intact, but little of the source material’s spirit remains.


37:29 Plus, culture notes breaking down the ultimate theatre kid drama that is the Beanie Feldstein/Lea Michele/Funny Girl mess.


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