Classic Films - Reviews and Reflections with Stuart Fernie

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Discussion and analysis of characters and themes in films and books that I have found particularly engaging, thought-provoking and inspiring.You may be interested in my YouTube channel (Fernie150) and my blog (stuartfernie.blogspot.com).Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!):https://uppbeat.io/t/all-good-folks/togetherLicense code: KVEVPPSTHACBJLGO

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  1. Episode 149: Brief reflections on “12 Angry Men” (1957)

    2026-11-08 · 5 min · Season 1, episode 149

    Send us Fan Mail Discussion and analysis of characters and themes in Sidney Lumet’s “12 Angry Men”, starring Henry Fonda, Lee J. Cobb, Ed Begley, Joseph Sweeney et al.

  2. Episode 148: Reflections on “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” (2009)

    2026-10-09 · 7 min · Season 1, episode 148

    Send us Fan Mail Discussion and analysis of characters and themes in the original Swedish version of “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” starring Michael Nyqvist and Noomi Rapace.

  3. Episode 147: Reflections on “American Gigolo” (1980)

    2026-10-02 · 5 min · Season 1, episode 147

    Send us Fan Mail Discussion and analysis of characters and themes in Paul Schrader’s “American Gigolo”, starring Richard Gere, Lauren Hutton and Hector Elizondo.

  4. Episode 146: Brief reflections on “Ace in the Hole” (1951)

    2026-09-22 · 5 min · Season 1, episode 146

    Send us Fan Mail Brief discussion and analysis of characters and themes in Billy Wilder’s “Ace in the Hole”, starring Kirk Douglas, Jan Sterling, Robert Arthur and Porter Hall.

  5. Episode 145: Characters and themes in “Suite Française” (2014)

    2026-08-22 · 8 min · Season 1, episode 145

    Send us Fan Mail Discussion and analysis of characters and themes in Saul Dibb’s film of Irène Némirovsky’s book.

  6. Episode 144: Reflections on characters and themes in “Sweeney Todd: the demon barber of Fleet Street”

    2026-07-24 · 8 min · Season 1, episode 144

    Send us Fan Mail Discussion and analysis of characters and themes in Tim Burton’s film of Stephen Sondheim’s famous musical, starring Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter and Alan Rickman.

  7. Episode 142: Using film and song in the modern languages classroom

    2026-07-06 · 7 min · Season 1, episode 142

    Send us Fan Mail A departure from my usual fare – a discussion of the advantages of using film and song in the modern languages classroom, aimed principally at teachers.

  8. Episode 143: Reflections on characters and themes in “The Yakuza”

    2026-07-06 · 8 min · Season 1, episode 143

    Send us Fan Mail Discussion and analysis of characters and themes in Sydney Pollack’s “The Yakuza”, starring Robert Mitchum, Ken Takakura, Keiko Kishi and Brian Keith.

  9. Episode 140: Discussion of reaction to Megalopolis

    2026-05-25 · 4 min · Season 1, episode 140

    Send us Fan Mail Discussion of reaction to Megalopolis, written and directed by Francis Ford Coppola.

  10. Episode 141: Discussion and analysis of characters and themes in “The Dirty Dozen”, from an existential perspective.

    2026-05-25 · 8 min · Season 1, episode 141

    Send us Fan Mail Discussion and analysis, from an existential perspective, of characters and themes in “The Dirty Dozen” directed by Robert Aldrich and starring Lee Marvin, Ernest Borgnine, Charles Bronson, John…

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01/2022 · over 4 years
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8 min
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Reviews, discussion, film, books, analysis, characters, themes, philosophy

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