episode 50 – thirteen films for inspiration

Our fiftieth (full-length) installment! Thanks to all who have been listening, especially those with us from the start, and we hope the next fifty are enjoyable. It seemed right to close out that milestone, and the first half of Season 2, with something a bit more relaxed. So here we are with another inspirations episode, this time on thirteen films that we think are particularly suited for Changeling: the Dreaming. (It would've been ten like the other inspirations episodes, but there was no way we could have kept it to that few.) This is a mix of movies officially recommended in the books and some of our own picks, a balance between overtly fae-themed films and others that more generally reflect the themes of the game. In order of discussion, here are the trailers. Some of them are excessively Hollywood, for which you have our apologies:




Amélie (dir. Jean-Pierre Jeunet, 2001) – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUECWi5pX7o



Labyrinth (dir. Jim Henson, 1986) – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2yd4em1I6M



Mirrormask (dir. Dave McKean, 2005) – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jd4DGnYk37A



The Princess Bride (dir. Rob Reiner, 1987) – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNNUcHRiPS8



Paprika (dir. Satoshi Kon, 2006) – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yn7U1KIGeuQ



The Fisher King (dir. Terry Gilliam, 1991) – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E65wgbFGGeM



Pleasantville (dir. Gary Ross, 1998) – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-4pnXcqyt0



Hook (dir. Steven Spielberg, 1991) – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qrGpgcQHroY



Spirited Away (dir. Hayao Miyazaki, 2001) – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ByXuk9QqQkk



Pan's Labyrinth (dir. Guillermo del Toro, 2006) – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AcHasH-nLhU



Tideland (dir. Terry Gilliam, 2005) – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-80Zh60skLw



What Dreams May Come (dir. , 1997) – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RmZ-FuBThuQ



Were the World Mine (dir. Tom Gustafson, 2008) – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLJe1QakzX4




We also mention like thirty others at different points, including those suggested by our listeners. And where can you get in touch with us if you have comments or contributions to share? Well:




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"Un film est une source pétrifiante de la pensée. (A film is a petrified fountain of thought.)"
—Jean Cocteau, Le testament d'Orphée