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Nina Menkes on BRAINWASHED: SEX-CAMERA-POWER and Jenny Seagrove on LOCAL HERO
Category: TV & Film
Duration: 00:58:27
Publish Date: 2025-04-22 00:30:00
Description:

This episode of Kermode on Film was recorded live at the BFI Southbank on 15 May 2023, marking the 80th edition of MK3D.


In Part 1 of the show, Mark is joined by acclaimed filmmaker Nina Menkes, who discusses her provocative documentary BRAINWASHED: SEX-CAMERA-POWER exploring the male gaze in cinema and its real-world impact. Nina also shares her unexpected guilty pleasure – THE EXORCIST– and explains why she sees it as a feminist film.


Mark also speaks to actress Jenny Seagrove about the heart-warming film LOCAL HERO, which returned to select UK cinemas to celebrate its 40th anniversary in 2023.


Sit back and enjoy Part 1 of this MK3D show, recorded live at the BFI Southbank.


Thanks for listening!


People mentioned in this episode:

Nina Menkes

Sanjeev Bhaskar

William Friedkin

Elizabeth Taylor

Richard Burton

Francis Ford Coppola

Jenny Seagrove

Celia Johnson

David Lean

Little Richard


Films, plays and TV series mentioned in this episode:

Brainwashed: Sex-Camera-Power

The Exorcist

Unforgotten

Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf

The Offer

Local Hero

The Guardian

The Exorcist (Stage Play)

Brief Encounter

The Girl Can’t Help It

Little Richard: I Am Everything

Little Richard: The King and Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll

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