Listen to Gobbledygeek Episode 416 - "Geek Challenge: Zorro, the Gay Blade vs. The Double Life of Veronique"
Top: George Hamilton in Peter Medak’s ‘Zorro, the Gay Blade’ (1981).
Bottom: Irène Jacob in Krzysztof Kieslowski’s ‘The Double Life of Veronique’ (1991).
Gobbledygeek episode 416, “Geek Challenge: Zorro, the Gay Blade vs. The Double Life of Veronique,” is available for listening or download right here and on Apple Podcasts here.
If you’re seeing double–do not adjust your set. Paul and Arlo, podcasting’s own dynamic duo, have done a Geek Challenge involving dos doppelganger dramas. Well, drama might be a strong word for such a picture as Peter Medak’s 1981 spoof Zorro, the Gay Blade, starring George Hamilton as Don Diego Vega and his brother Ramon Vega, who are charged with taking up their father’s mantle of El Zorro. That’s Paul’s challenge to Arlo, of course–and Paul’s challenge to himself (listen and find out!) is Krzysztof Kieslowski’s 1991 film The Double Life of Veronique, a mysterious and possibly supernatural film featuring Irène Jacob as Polish singer Weronika and French music teacher Veronique, who share an indefinable connection. Get ready to swash some buckles and contemplate some existences!
NEXT: after a week off, it’s that time again. Leaves are on the ground and blood is on the screen. It’s time for Gobbledyween. Greg Sahadachny joins us to discuss The Autopsy of Jane Doe.
BREAKDOWN
- 00:00:32 – Intro / Guest
- 00:07:20 – Zorro, The Gay Blade
- 00:57:25 – The Double Life of Veronique
- 01:58:41 – Outro / Next
LINKS
- “In ‘Joker’ Do We Think The Wayne Family Enjoyed ‘Zorro, The Gay Blade’?” by Mike Ryan, Uproxx
- “The Double Life of Véronique: Through the Looking Glass” by Jonathan Romney, The Criterion Collection
- “The dizzying hall of mirrors that is The Double Life Of Veronique” by Tasha Robinson, The Dissolve
- “Fantasy, emotion, and the unsolved mysteries of Double Life of Veronique” by Noel Murray, Keith Phipps, Tasha Robinson, and Scott Tobias, The Dissolve
- “The Depths of What We Cannot Know: On ‘The Double Life of Véronique’” by Jessica Ritchey, RogerEbert.com
- “Behind the Curtain: The Double Life of Véronique” by David Braga, Bright Wall/Dark Room
- “Have you ever felt strangely as if you were somewhere else?” by Roger Ebert, RogerEbert.com
MUSIC
- “It Takes Two” by Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock, It Takes Two (1988)
- “I Think I’m a Clone Now” by Weird Al Yankovic, Even Worse (1988)
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