Ep. 109 Surviving Desire

The Pink Smoke podcast

“The trouble with us Americans is that we all want a tragedy with a happy ending.” Sophie won't tell anyone she's sleeping with her professor. He's young, handsome, and passionate - perfect for Sophie, who just wants to write about love. When they hook up, he drops everything and her notebook begins to fill with poetry. But while he's head-over-heels, she's about to write two important words: The End. We're joined by Pink Smoke 3rd mic Marcus Pinn (of Pinnland Empire) to discuss Hal Hartley's brilliant film Surviving Desire! The conversation looks at Hartley's vanishing place in the American film canon, why it's more important to repeatedly read a single paragraph from The Brothers Karamazov than to know Dostoevsky's biographical details, and the disappearance of the independent cinema landscape in which Hartley's work flourished. Support our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thepinksmoke The Pink Smoke site: www.thepinksmoke.com Marcus Pinn on Twitter: twitter.com/PINNLAND_EMPIRE The Pink Smoke on Twitter: twitter.com/thepinksmoke John Cribbs on Twitter: twitter.com/TheLastMachine Christopher Funderburg on Twitter: twitter.com/cfunderburg Intro music: Unleash the Bastards / “Tea for Two” Outro music: Marcus Pinn / “Vegas"