S1E04 - I Don't Want to Be a Man [1918] with Peter Labuza

 
 

International Cinematographer’s Guild Researcher, academic, and former guest Peter Labuza joins us to discuss I DON’T WANT TO BE A MAN, Lubitsch’s 1918 gender-defying farce featuring the great Ossi Oswalda as a young woman who decides to spend a day as a man. Hijinks, transgressions, public drunkenness, and romance ensue!

NEXT WEEK:

Tim Brayton joins us to discuss THE EYES OF THE MUMMY MA. For details on where to find this film, check out our resources page.

WORKS CITED:

I DON'T WANT TO BE A MAN - Blog entry by Jose Arroyo’s website “Notes On Film”.

Devan Scott