Sabrina and Torsten know this is not a romantic comedy, but hear us out! It’s the 1996 remake of “La cage aux folles,” “The Birdcage” starring Robin Williams, Nathan Lane, Gene Hackman, Dianne Wiest, and Calista Flockhart!

They talk about a few things you may want to check out:

– Roger Ebert’s review of the film: https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-birdcage-1996

– The BBC’s Emily Maskell on the movie at 25: https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20210310-the-birdcage-at-25-a-pioneering-moment-in-mainstream-cinema

Welcome to “In Front of Ira,” the podcast in which historians, friends, and lovers… of romcoms Sabrina Mittermeier and Torsten Kathke discuss how the romantic comedy genre has evolved, what it can tell us about society, and whether this movie is worth watching.

Find us @infrontofira.bsky.social on Bluesky and @infrontofira on Instagram or drop us a line at infrontofirapod@gmail.com

Our music is “Night in Venice” by Kevin MacLeod.

– "Night in Venice"

Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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Torsten and Sabrina are following the adventures of religious throuple Jenna Elfman, Ben Stiller, and Edwart Norton (the latter in his directorial debut to boot!)

They talk about a few things you may want to check out:

– The New York Times Review of the film when it came out: https://www.nytimes.com/2000/04/14/movies/film-review-religion-and-hormones-surrounded-by-a-triangle.html

– Variety’s review of the movie: https://variety.com/2000/film/reviews/keeping-the-faith-2-1200460816/

Welcome to “In Front of Ira,” the podcast in which historians, friends, and lovers… of romcoms Sabrina Mittermeier and Torsten Kathke discuss how the romantic comedy genre has evolved, what it can tell us about society, and whether this movie is worth watching.

Find us @infrontofira.bsky.social on Bluesky and @infrontofira on Instagram or drop us a line at infrontofirapod@gmail.com

Our music is “Night in Venice” by Kevin MacLeod.

– "Night in Venice"

Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ –

Torsten and Sabrina are not writing down the title of this John Cusack/Kate Beckinsale movie in hopes that fate will let them see it anyway down by the ice skating rink in Central Park.

They talk about a few things you may want to check out:

– Kate Beckinsale giving an interview about the movie: https://www.vulture.com/2020/04/kate-beckinsale-answers-all-our-questions-about-serendipity.html

– Director Peter Chelsom talks about the impact of 9/11 on the opening of the film: https://www.businessinsider.com/harvey-weinstein-twin-towers-erased-from-serendipity-peter-chelsom-2021-10

Welcome to “In Front of Ira,” the podcast in which historians, friends, and lovers… of romcoms Sabrina Mittermeier and Torsten Kathke discuss how the romantic comedy genre has evolved, what it can tell us about society, and whether this movie is worth watching.

Find us @infrontofira.bsky.social on Bluesky and @infrontofira on Instagram or drop us a line at infrontofirapod@gmail.com

Our music is “Night in Venice” by Kevin MacLeod.

– "Night in Venice"

Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ –