Episode 222: Jean Renoir Week 5 (Night at the Crossroads + Experiment in Evil)

<p>On Episode 222 of Floating Through Film, we&#39;re conclude our series picked by Dany, Jean Renoir! On this final week of the series, Dany begins the episode by mentioning some important ideas relating to Renoir&#39;s approach to film and life (7:50). We then review two films from two different eras of his career, starting with 1932&#39;s Night at the Crossroads (42:27), followed by 1959&#39;s Experiment in Evil (1:53:54). We hope you enjoy!</p><p><br></p><p>Sources mentioned: </p><p>- &quot;Boats on the Marne: Jean Renoir&#39;s Critique of Modernity&quot; by Prakash Younger </p><p>- &quot;Jean Renoir&quot; by Raymond Durgnat </p><p>- Renoir Interviewed by Jacques Rivette and Francois Truffaut (Cahiers du Cinéma No. 34 + 35, April + May 1945)</p><p>- &quot;Jean Renoir, le patron, 1re partie: La recherche du relatif&quot; directed by Jacques Rivette</p><p>- &quot;Jean Renoir, le patron, 2e partie: La direction d’acteur&quot; directed by Jacques Rivette</p><p>- &quot;Jean Renoir&quot; by Andre Bazin</p><p>- &quot;Jean Renoir, the French Films, 1924-1939&quot; by Alexander Sesonske</p><p>- &#39;Time Overflowing&#39; Rivette Interviewed by Jacques Aumont, Jean-Louis Comolli, Jean Narboni, Sylvie Pierre (Cahiers du Cinema, No. 204, 1968)</p><p>- &quot;Directed by Yasujiro Ozu&quot; by Shiguéhiko Hasumi </p><p>- &quot;Jean Renoir: The World of his Films&quot; by Leo Braudy </p><p>- &#39;Jean Renoir&#39;s Youth&#39; by Eric Rohmer (Cahiers du Cinema No. 102, 1959)</p><p><br></p><p>Episode Next Week: </p><p><br></p><p>Music:</p><p>- Intro: Night at the Crossroads</p><p>- Break: Experiment in Evil </p><p>- Outro: J.S. Bach&#39;s The Well Tempered Clavier: Book I: Prelude and Fugue No.1 in C Major - Sviatoslav Richter (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezZdbzreNcs)</p><p><br></p><p>Hosts: </p><p>Luke Seay (LB: https://letterboxd.com/seayluke/, Twitter: https://x.com/luke67s)</p><p>Blake Tourville (LB: https://letterboxd.com/blaketourville/, Twitter: https://x.com/vladethepoker)</p><p>Dany Joshuva (LB: https://letterboxd.com/djoshuva/, Twitter: https://x.com/grindingthefilm)</p><p><br></p><p>Podcast Links:</p><p>Spotify and Apple: https://linktr.ee/floatingthroughfilm</p><p>Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/floatingfilm/</p><p>Email: floatingthroughfilm@gmail.com</p>