Jews on Film: Exploring Jewish Stories & Themes in Cinema RRR w/ Avishai Weinberger
Daniel and Harry are joined by writer and director Avishai Weinberger to discsuss the 2022 epic "RRR" directed by S. S. Rajamouli, and starring N.T. Rama Rao Jr. and Ram Charan.
They discuss the Biblical scale of some of the film’s epic set pieces, the global reception of such a culturally specific film (and what that could mean for Jewish stories), and how the movie leans into earnest sentimentality without undercutting it for a joke.
As always, they close out the episode by ranking the film's "Jewishness" in terms of its cast & crew, content, and themes.
RRR Trailer - https://youtu.be/f_vbAtFSEc0
RRR on IMdb - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8178634/
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