Episode · SmartLess · 2023-01-16
Books mentioned on Steven Spielberg
Let’s all go to the movies… with Steven Spielberg. We fall in love with Doctor Zhivago, indulge in some tainted lamb, and build a lucky sand castle.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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All Quiet on the Western Front
All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque is a classic anti-war novel that chronicles the harrowing experiences and profound disillusionment of young German soldiers on the front lines of World War I.
Discussed“Growing up, I was amazed by moving cameras, especially in Lewis Milestone's work, like in All Quiet on the Western Front or Pork Chop Hill. Those amazing shots with the camera moving to climb a hill with Gregory Peck, Woody Strode, and Robert Blake stuck with me!”
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Gone with the Wind
Margaret Mitchell's historical epic Gone with the Wind follows Scarlett O'Hara against the backdrop of the American Civil War and Reconstruction era in the South.
Discussed“But Indiana Jones—that was around the block too for The Greatest Show on Earth by Cecil B. DeMille and also Gone with the Wind. Yes, everybody thinks Jaws was the first blockbuster, but it wasn't!”
