Episode 131: Monstrous Motherhood - Rosemary's Baby & The Brood
We look at the monstrous Side of Motherhood …
… with Rosemary’s Baby and The Brood!
Disclaimer: We know that Polanski’s history and crimes may make this an episode that some people decide to skip or that some people may choose to skip to our coverage of The Brood. We fully understand and respect that choice. We will be talking about Polanski’s involvement in the making of Rosemary’s Baby only, but please know that we take his actions seriously and we did not decide to cover this movie without a lot of thought and consideration. For those that are not aware of Polanski’s crimes, we highly recommend listening to the tenth episode in Karina Longworth’s Charles Manson’s Hollywood series on her excellent podcast “You Must Remember This”, entitled “Roman Polanski After Sharon Tate”.
Sources:
Rosemary’s Baby (1968)
"The Most Cursed Hit Movie Ever Made" by Rosemary Counter, Vanity Fair
"The Apartment Building in Rosemary's Baby is Also a Star. Here's the Not-So-Secret Story Behind Its Name" by Lily Rothman, Time
"Rosemary's Baby (1968)" by Jeff Stafford, TCM
"#23: Mia Farrow in the 1960s, Part 1: Mia & Frank", You Must Remember This Podcast
"Remembering Rosemary's Baby", Criterion Featurette
"What Should We Do With Hollywood's Rotten Apples?" by Alison Willmore
"Why Are All the Men in My Life So Angry About My Short Hair?" by Parisa Hashempour, Refinery 29
"Quantifying America's Gender Wage Gap by Race/Ethnicity", National Partnership for Women and Families
"Siri and Alexa Reinforce Gender Bias, UN Finds" by Megan Specia, The New York Times
The Brood (1979)
"Why I Love ... The Brood" by Josephine Botting, BFI
"Birth Pains", Criterion featurette
"Meet the Carveths", Criterion featurette
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Music
“Dance of Deception by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3583-dance-of-deception
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/”