How Would Lubitsch Do It?
by Devan Scott
Latest episode
S5E10 - Cluny Brown [1946] and our Grand Finale with Tim Brayton
S5E10 - Cluny Brown [1946] and our Grand Finale with Tim Brayton
About this podcast
HOW WOULD LUBITSCH DO IT? is a journey through the life and works of Ernst Lubitsch in chronological order, one film at a time. In this limited podcast series, host Devan Scott will facilitate a series of discussions about all 43 of Ernst Lubitsch’s surviving films, from Wo ist mein Schatz to Cluny Brown. Each episode will consist of a mix of historical background and a discussion with a rotating slate of guests - critics, academics, and filmmakers - about one of Lubitsch’s films.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 71 episodes
- S5E10 - Cluny Brown [1946] and our Grand Finale with Tim Brayton · 1 h 59 min · Season 5 Episode 25[Due to our last-minute addition of two episodes, the podcast feed mistakenly had S5E09a queued here for a few hours this morning - it should now be fixed!] How Would Lubitsch Do…
- S5E09b - Cahiers du Cinéma deputy editor Charlotte Garson · 1 h 6 min · Season 5 Episode 24Cahiers du Cinéma deputy editor Charlotte Garson joins us for a wide-ranging discussion that takes a look back at the past five seasons of the podcast and our subject’s career…
- S5E09a - Lubitsch and Poland with Mateusz Pacewicz [Feat. David Neary] · 1 h 36 min · Season 5 Episode 23Screenwriter Mateusz Pacewicz (Corpus Christi, The Hater) joins us to discuss the films of Lubitsch from a Polish perspective. We coverTo Be Or Not To Be’s depiction of Warsaw…
- S5E8.75 - Wes Anderson and The Grand Budapest Hotel [2014] with Matt Severson · 59 min · Season 5 Episode 21Matt Severson returns to discuss Wes Anderson and The Grand Budapest Hotel. We discuss Lubitsch’s clear influence on the film, Anderson’s use of fabulist distancing techniques…
- S5E8.5- Billy Wilder's One, Two, Three [1961] with Noah Isenberg · 1 h 0 min · Season 5 Episode 20Author Noah Isenberg joins us to discuss Billy Wilder and his 1961 comedic epic One, Two, Three. We cover Wilder’s early life as a reporter, a dancer-for-hire, and publicist; his…
- S5E08.25 - Freundschaft by Samson Raphaelson · 54 min · Season 5 Episode 19A reading of Samson Raphaelson’s Freundschaft, as published on May 11, 1981, in The New Yorker. We have a Discord! Listen on: Apple Podcasts | Spotify NEXT WEEK: Noah Isenberg…
- S5E08 - Dragonwyck, A Royal Scandal, That Lady In Ermine, and the Death of Ernst Lubitsch with David Cairns · 1 h 9 min · Season 5 Episode 18David Cairns returns to discuss the end of Ernst Lubitsch’s career and life: a period in which, after a heart attack left him debilitated, he produced a series of films directed…
- S5E07.5 - Otto Preminger's Laura [1944] with Eloise Ross · 52 min · Season 5 Episode 17Writer and film historian Eloise Ross joins us to discuss noted Lubitsch disciple Otto Preminger and his 1944 noir Laura. We cover Preminger’s past and parallels with Lubitsch…
- S5E07 - Heaven Can Wait [1943] with Willa Ross · 1 h 5 min · Season 5 Episode 16Willa Ross returns for a lively discussion about Heaven Can Wait. We cover Lubitsch and Raphaelson’s opposing views on the film’s unusual protagonist, its counterintuitive…
- S5E06b - To Be Or Not To Be [1942] with Peter Labuza · 1 h 9 min · Season 5 Episode 15Peter Labuza returns for the second of two episodes on To Be Or Not To Be. We discuss the film’s production history, the way in which the film both fulfills and frustrates…
- S5E06a - To Be Or Not To Be [1942] with Dara and Gary Jaffe · 1 h 11 min · Season 5 Episode 14Returning guest Dara Jaffe and first-time guest Gary Jaffe join us for the first of two episodes on To Be Or Not To Be. In this episode, we cover the interplay between theatre…
- S5E05.75 - Ernst Lubitsch's American Comedy with William Paul · 2 h 39 min · Season 5 Episode 13We return from our brief hiatus with our most in-depth episode yet, culled from five hours of discussions recorded over a period of several months with William Paul, author of…
- S5E05.5 - Preston Sturges and Sullivan’s Travels [1941] with Tim Brayton · 58 min · Season 5 Episode 12Tim Brayton returns to discuss noted Lubitsch fan and disciple Preston Sturges and his 1941 meta-comedy SULLIVAN’S TRAVELS. We cover Sturges’ immense admiration of Lubitsch, the…
- S5E05 - That Uncertain Feeling [1941] and Comedic Theory with Lance St. Laurent · 53 min · Season 5 Episode 11UW-Madison PHD Candidate Lance St. Laurent joins us to discuss THAT UNCERTAIN FEELING, as well as some comedic theory. We discuss our mutual admiration for elements of this…
- S5E04.5 - Jack Benny is Not Appearing on This Show [1940] · 32 min · Season 5 Episode 10This week, we present an episode of the SCREEN GUILD THEATER starring Ernst Lubitsch, Claudette Colbert, and possibly Jack Benny! Originally aired on October 20th, 1940. We have…
- S5E04c - The Shop Around the Corner [1940] with Adrian Martin · 47 min · Season 5 Episode 9Critic Adrian Martin joins us for our final episode on THE SHOP AROUND THE CORNER. In our discussion, we deconstruct some of the film’s camera direction, discuss Lubitsch’s…
- S5E04b - The Shop Around the Corner [1940] with Whit Stillman and Jose Arroyo · 45 min · Season 5 Episode 8Whit Stillman and Jose Arroyo join us for our second episode on THE SHOP AROUND THE CORNER. Whit discusses Lubitsch’s writing process, the ways in which the film is exemplary of…
- S5E04a - The Shop Around the Corner [1940] with Kevin Bahr · 54 min · Season 5 Episode 7Kevin Bahr joins us for the first of our episodes on the greatest Jimmy Stewart-related Christmas movie of them all, THE SHOP AROUND THE CORNER. In this episode, we discuss the…
- S5E03b - Charles Brackett, Billy Wilder, & Ninotchka [1939] with Donald Brackett · 51 min · Season 5 Episode 6Author Donald Bracket joins us to discuss NINOTCHKA, and in particular the collaboration between the film’s two writers: Charles Brackett and Billy Wilder. We cover their…
- S5E03a - Ninotchka [1939] with Griffin Newman · 1 h 8 min · Season 5 Episode 5Actor and podcaster Griffin Newman joins us to discuss NINOTCHKA! We discuss Lubitsch’s stature in Hollywood, Greta Garbo’s incredible lead performance, Rouben Mamoulian’s…
