Jews on Film: Exploring Jewish Stories & Themes in Cinema Reversal of Fortune w/ Jason Zinoman
Join Harry, Daniel, and their guest Jason Zinoman, critic at large for The New York Times, as they share a plate of ginger prawns (Kosher of course) at their favorite Chinese Restaurant and unpack the Jewishness of Barbet Schroeder’s “Reversal of Fortune,” starring Glenn Close, Ron Silver, and Jeremy Irons in an Oscar winning performance.
Tune in to hear them discuss the way protagonist Alan Dershowitz is faced with positive and negative stereotypes of his Jewishness, debate Judaism’s perspective on upholding the law when things get morally ambiguous, and answer the question of whether or not Claus Von Bulow has a good sense of humor.
Finally, they end the episode by selecting their most Jewish scenes, “stretches of the pod,” debating if the movie is “good for the Jews” and ranking the film’s overall Jewishness.
IMDB - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0100486/
Movie Trailer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qU7cBiiYcUg
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The Martin Chronicles Podcast - https://martinchronicles.buzzsprout.com/
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Jason on Twitter - https://x.com/zinoman
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