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Mentioned in 5 episodes

The Director

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Book •

Daniel Kehlmann

Mentioned by

Claire Thompson

Maureen Corrigan

Christiane Amanpour

Mentioned in 5 episodes

Mentioned by

Claire Thompson

as a novel fictionalizing Bergman's experience of making Winter Light.

The Seventh Seal

Reviewed by Maureen Corrigan, focusing on its exploration of art, collaboration, and moral compromises in Nazi Germany.

Having A Child In The Digital Age

Recommended by

Anne Applebaum

, is about a German anti-Nazi film director who goes to Hollywood and then returns to Nazi Germany.

Anne Applebaum: What USAID's Absence Looks Like on the Ground

Recommended by Mike Pesca as a novel reimagining the life of German filmmaker G.W. Pabst.

Escaping the Nazis. Then Going Back

Mentioned by

Maureen Corrigan

in her review of the book.

Best Of: Michelle Williams / Sarah Snook

Mentioned by

Christiane Amanpour

as a best-selling author whose new novel is a fictionalized account of G.W. Pabst.

Peace Talks Missing Presidents

Mentioned by

Christiane Amanpour

while discussing his new novel, The Director, which fictionalizes the life of Austrian director G.W. Pabst during the Nazi era.

How The World Economy Impacts Africa

Mentioned by the podcast host while discussing the author's exploration of G.W. Pabst's collaboration with the Nazis.

From Hollywood to Hitler

Mentioned by

Christiane Amanpour

as a new book by best-selling German author Daniel Kelman.

Unpacking Trump's Targeting of Universities & Foreign Students

Mentioned by

Joumana Khatib

as a historical fiction inspired by the real-life Austrian director G.W. Pabst.

The Best Books of the Year (So Far)

Recommended by

Zadie Smith

; a novel about filmmaker W.G. Pabst who made movies during WWII.

Zadie Smith on Populists, Frauds and Flip Phones

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