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32: The Light Touch
Episode 32

32: The Light Touch

To the White Sea

March 7, 20262h 15m

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Show Notes

Today we’re keeping it light, mostly with scenes of horrific violence, all of which evoke a paradoxical sensation, a strange weightlessness like you feel at the top of a rollercoaster. This is THE LIGHT TOUCH. Think Wade Gustafson’s jacket expelling feathers in Fargo, or Moon’s God-fearing monologue in True Grit. We conclude with a deep dive into the ending of Raising Arizona, which is perhaps the ultimate manifestation of a lightness that’s unreliable yet unshakeable. We also discuss the multitude of Lump-like characters in the Coens ouvre, and follow up on our Point of View episode with some rad listener contributions from the Discord!

Coens covered: Fargo, The Man Who Wasn’t There, The Ladykillers, True Grit, Raising Arizona

Plus: Night of the Hunter

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