PREVIEW - #530 - Reading The Bellboy In Tehran
Growing up in Iran under the shadow of American i…
Michael and Us · Luke Savage and Will Sloan
June 4, 20243m 47sExplicit
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Show Notes
Growing up in Iran under the shadow of American imperialism, filmmaker Mehrnaz Saeed-Vafa felt an unlikely personal connection with American cinema - specifically, the films of Jerry Lewis. In her documentary JERRY AND ME (2012) she explores Lewis as a symbol of America and a universal archetype for outsiders... but also runs into the limits of Lewis as a person. PLUS: We consider the legacy of Morgan Spurlock.
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