The Uncut Gems Podcast - Episode 24: Duel
The Uncut Gems PodcastThe Uncut Gems Podcast is a show where a bunch of like-minded individuals gather around a virtual table to discuss films that for one reason or another have become forgotten. Tongues pressed firmly in cheek, the team don their film historian top hats and rant from sedentary positions to hopefully conclude whether the film in question deserves to be covered by sands of time or if it is a classic in dire need of attention.
In this episode of the show we are taking a close look at Steven Spielberg's auspicious debut Duel, a film that put him on the map and set him on the trajectory to become one of the most successful Hollywood filmmakers. Over the course of the discussion we talk about the film's iconic villain, its multiple connections to Jaws as well as to the works of Alfred Hitchcock and even John Carpenter. We admire both the narrative simplicity of this movie and its thematic complexity hiding beneath the story. And as usual, we are having tonnes of fun!
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Produced and edited by Jakub Flasz
Hosts: Jakub Flasz, Carson Timar & Nicolo Grasso
