Daniel Clowes’ Adventures in Moviegoing
9 Episodes
With his groundbreaking comics series “Eightball” and the acclaimed graphic novel “Ghost World,” Daniel Clowes brought the alternative-comics underground to mainstream recognition, channeling outsider alienation and an edgy humor steeped in the weirdo fringes of American pop culture. In this edition of Adventures in Moviegoing, he sits down with his friend Ari Aster to discuss the exploitation classics, counterculture oddities, and art-house touchstones that shaped his brilliantly cracked sensibility. The selections he has chosen to present include cult favorites like Peter Weir’s subversive thriller THE PLUMBER and the jaw-dropping animated odyssey JOURNEY TO THE BEGINNING OF TIME, films that have left a mark on his own work.
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27:16Episode 1Daniel Clowes in Conversation
Episode 1
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04:37Episode 2Daniel Clowes on UMBERTO D
Episode 2
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1:28:38Episode 3Umberto D.
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Directed by Vittorio De Sica • 1952 • Italy
Starring Carlo Battisti, Maria Pia CasilioThis neorealist masterpiece by Vittorio De Sica follows an elderly pensioner as he strives to make ends meet during Italy’s postwar economic recovery. Alone except for his dog, Flike, Umberto struggles to main...
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04:47Episode 4Daniel Clowes on UGETSU
Episode 4
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Ugetsu
Episode 5
Directed by Kenji Mizoguchi • 1953 • Japan
Starring Machiko Kyo, Masayuki Mori, Kinuyo TanakaBy the time he made UGETSU, Kenji Mizoguchi was already an elder statesman of Japanese cinema, fiercely revered by Akira Kurosawa and other directors of a younger generation. And with this exquisite ...
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Daniel Clowes on JOURNEY TO THE BEGINNING OF TIME
Episode 6
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1:27:49Episode 7Journey to the Beginning of Time
Episode 7
Directed by Karel Zeman • 1955 • Czechoslovakia
Starring Petr Herrmann, Vladimír Bejval, Josef LukášA beguiling mix of natural history and science fiction, this early feature by Karel Zeman follows four schoolboys on an awe-inspiring expedition back through time, where they behold landscapes an...
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05:01Episode 8Daniel Clowes on THE PLUMBER
Episode 8
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1:17:38Episode 9The Plumber
Episode 9
Directed by Peter Weir • 1979 • Australia
A mysterious tradesman (Ivar Kants) shows up unbidden at the home of an academic couple (Judy Morris, Robert Colby) and proceeds over the next few days to disassemble their bathroom and related fixtures. The wife seems particularly disturbed by the man's...
