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Jerzy Skolimowski (opens in a new tab)'s Deep End (opens in a new tab) (1970) stars John Moulder-Brown as Mike, a fifteen year old drop-out who finds work at a public bath where he takes care of the male patrons while Jane Asher plays Susan, the female attendant. Mike becomes obsessed with Jane while she juggles her fiance and side piece. It’s a rather unsettling coming-of-age story in the twilight days of swinging London.
Alicia Malone (opens in a new tab) (The Female Gaze (opens in a new tab)) and Jonathan Owen (Avant-garde to New Wave: Czechoslovak Cinema, Surrealism and the Sixties (opens in a new tab)) join Mike to discuss the film along with other coming-of-age films.
Alicia Malone (opens in a new tab) (The Female Gaze (opens in a new tab)) and Jonathan Owen (Avant-garde to New Wave: Czechoslovak Cinema, Surrealism and the Sixties (opens in a new tab)) join Mike to discuss the film along with other coming-of-age films.
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- "Mother Sky" - Can
- "But I Might Die Tonight" - Cat Stevens
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Comments (3)
Ryan Gettig As Cinefiles go,Ms.Malone is so the real deal!Her warm presence on TCM reminds me of the late great Robert Osborne:)Anonymous Another pod gone to the channel in the skyMike White Not sure what you mean by that. Can you expound?