Kaylia and special co-host Jess discuss the 1038 novel, the 1940 movie, and the 2020 movie… Rebecca! Join us for a discussion where we try to answer the burning questions… Just how evil was Rebecca? Was Bee a lesbian? Who was the real villain? Why the heck did they make the 202 version? Plus the MAJOR change from book to the 1940 movie… and then slight change back in the 2020 movie. And yes… Star Trek trivia!
Rebecca is a 1938 Gothic novel by English author Dame Daphne du Maurier. It concerns an unnamed young woman who impetuously marries a wealthy widower, only to discover that he and his household are haunted by the memory of his late first wife, the title character. A best-seller which has never gone out of print, Rebecca sold 2.8 million copies between its publication in 1938 and 1965. It has been adapted numerous times for stage and screen, including a 1939 play by du Maurier herself, the film Rebecca (1940), directed by Alfred Hitchcock, which won the Academy Award for Best Picture, and the 2020 remake directed by Ben Wheatley for Netflix.
We cover the book and both movie versions in our episode.
This Pages and Popcorn Podcast episode was produced by Kaylia Metcalfe and featured “Pages and Popcorn Podcast Theme” / M.D. Arms
Book and movie recap runs from 3.03 – 11.55
Special Cohost… Welcome Back Jess!!!!
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Show Notes / Sources
The West Wing (not forbidden)
NPR article about the infamous Hays Code
Fascists in London during the war
Other Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebecca_(novel)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0032976/
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/rebecca-review-1940-movie-1098095
https://www.reelviews.net/reelviews/rebecca
https://lgbt.wikia.org/wiki/Daphne_du_Maurier
https://scalar.usc.edu/works/rebecca/du-mauriers-sexuality
https://www.litcharts.com/lit/rebecca/themes/feminism-and-gender-roles
Rewind: Rebecca (1940)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebecca_(2020_film)
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