121: Ninjababy&Obvious Child: Unwanted pregnancies in romantic comedies - a podcast by Seventh Row

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Lindsay Pugh joins hosts Alex Heeney and Orla Smith for a discussion of two rom-coms about unwanted pregnancies, Ninjababy and Obvious Child.

On this episode:

  • Joachim Trier ebook (1:23)
  • Related episodes (2:55)
  • Why we are talking about these films (7:30)
  • Obvious Child (11:40)
  • The rom-com landscape of 2014 (16:59)
  • Obvious Child's depiction of women's bodies (18:02)
  • How has Obvious Child aged? (26:55)
  • Ninjababy (36:53)
  • The men of Ninjababy (54:08)
  • The caveats of Ninjababy (1:07:49)
  • Conclusion (1:17:11)

Show notes

  • Read Alex's 2014 review of Obvious Child
  • Read Lindsay's interview with Saint Frances director Alex Thompson and writer-star Kelly O’Sullivan
  • Read Orla's interview with Ninjababy writer-director Yngvild Sve Flikke and actress Kristine Kujath Thorp
  • See our 50 favourite films of the 2010s.
  • Sign up for updates on the first book to ever be published on the films of Norwegian filmmaker Joachim Trier

Related episodes:

  • Ep. 36: Abortion on screen and Never Rarely Sometimes Always
  • Ep. 54: Kris Rey’s thirtysomethings: I Used to Go Here and Unexpected

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