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Masks - 'Eyes Without a Face' (1960), 'Goodnight Mommy' (2014) & 'The Mask of Zorro' (1920)
Season 2
Episode 7
Published 4 years, 8 months ago
Description
Why do we wear masks? How do masks affect our relationships with other people? Are there any benefits to being masked? Throughout human history, people have worn masks for various reasons. In this episode, we discuss multiple masked cinematic characters and what face covering suggests about human nature more broadly.
The Films:
Eyes Without a Face (1960) directed by Georges Franju
Goodnight Mommy (2014) directed by Veronika Franz and Severin Fiala
The Mask of Zorro (1920) directed by Fred Niblo
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