.We are very lucky to be joined by Emily Manthei, the writer/director of Berlin Loop, an independent film set in Berlin that sees a young woman take on Berlin’s bike thief mafia using a time loop. Getting into her influences and inspirations for the film we range through all the time loop classics, from Groundhog Day to Primer, Palm Springs, Looper and more. Emily’s extensive research even pushes us to discuss the world outside of film, from the poetic Italian physics of Carlo Rovelli’s The Order of Time to metaphysics and consciousness studies.

#berlinloop #timeloops #emilymanthei #looper #groundhogday #primer #theorderoftime

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.This week on Far From Ideal, we delve into Jean-Claude Van Damme’s mind boggling 1996 directorial debut The Quest. This film has it all: pirates, Muay Thai training, Roger Moore selling Van Damme into slavery, and kicking people in the face as a legitimate means of conflict resolution.

We also explore Van Damme’s career alongside action legends like Schwarzenegger and Dolph Lundgren, his multiple twin roles, and why Timecop is the best starting point for his oeuvre. And of course we make time to discuss: Twins, Last Action Hero, The Mask, and Mariah Carey’s take on electricity.

This week we’re asking big questions about the world of documentaries: what is the relationship between observer and subject? what is truth? What’s up with Love is Blind? Yes our in depth conversation about documentaries and the streaming era gets sidetracked extensively into talking about reality TV.

In a wide ranging conversation we go from Making a Murderer to Symbiopsychotaxiplasm, Love is Blind to Marina Abramović and The Traitors to The Jinx.

Is Making a Murderer the blueprint for everything in the streaming era? What happens when a documentary becomes just recycled news in HD? And why do we all keep watching these toxic dating shows?

#loveisblind #marriedatfirstsight #neflixdocumentaries #thetraitors #makingamurderer

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