How Would Lubitsch Do It?

S5E10 - Cluny Brown [1946] and our Grand Finale with Tim Brayton

[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 Lu

S5E09b - Cahiers du Cinéma deputy editor Charlotte Garson

Cahiers 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 c

S5E09a - Lubitsch and Poland with Mateusz Pacewicz [Feat. David Neary]

Screenwriter 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 W

S5E8.75 - Wes Anderson and The Grand Budapest Hotel [2014] with Matt Severson

Matt 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 techn

S5E8.5- Billy Wilder's One, Two, Three [1961] with Noah Isenberg

Author 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 public

S5E08.25 - Freundschaft by Samson Raphaelson

A 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

S5E08 - Dragonwyck, A Royal Scandal, That Lady In Ermine, and the Death of Ernst Lubitsch with David Cairns

David 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 d

S5E07.5 - Otto Preminger's Laura [1944] with Eloise Ross

Writer 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 Lub

S5E07 - Heaven Can Wait [1943] with Willa Ross

Willa 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 counterintuitiv

S5E06b - To Be Or Not To Be [1942] with Peter Labuza

Peter 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 frustrate

S5E06a - To Be Or Not To Be [1942] with Dara and Gary Jaffe

Returning 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 th

S5E05.75 - Ernst Lubitsch's American Comedy with William Paul

We 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, auth

S5E05.5 - Preston Sturges and Sullivan’s Travels [1941] with Tim Brayton

Tim 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 Lubits

S5E05 - That Uncertain Feeling [1941] and Comedic Theory with Lance St. Laurent

UW-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 th

S5E04.5 - Jack Benny is Not Appearing on This Show [1940]

This 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.

S5E04c - The Shop Around the Corner [1940] with Adrian Martin

Critic 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

S5E04b - The Shop Around the Corner [1940] with Whit Stillman and Jose Arroyo

Whit 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 exemp

S5E04a - The Shop Around the Corner [1940] with Kevin Bahr

Kevin 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 discu

S5E03b - Charles Brackett, Billy Wilder, & Ninotchka [1939] with Donald Brackett

Author 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

Actor and podcaster Griffin Newman joins us to discuss NINOTCHKA! We discuss Lubitsch’s stature in Hollywood, Greta Garbo’s incredible lead performance, Rouben Mamoulian’